burn-beatv.

Forms: Also burn-bait, burn-bate.

Etymology: < burn v.¹ + beat n.³ or beat v.²: the latter part is inflected; present participle burnbeating past participle burnbeat.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈburn-beat.

transitive. To pare off and burn the rough turf or sod of moorland or fallow ground in order to improve it.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > reclaim [verb (transitive)] > clear land > burn land

burn-beat1669

Denshire1669

to burn off1843

stifle-burn1862

slash and burn1955

1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 37 The best way..to improve and reduce these Lands into Tillage, is to Burn-Beat, or Denshire them.

1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 61 The Ground being turfie,..may be burn-beat in June or July.

1727 H. Boulter Lett. I. 221 The tenant shall not be able to burnbeat any ground in virtue of this act.

Derivatives

ˈburn-baited adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [adjective] > cleared > with refuse burnt off

burn-baited1681

burn-beakeda1722

swidden1951

1681 J. Worlidge Kal. Rusticum Nov. Wheat may yet be sown..especially on burn-baited Land.

ˈburnbeating n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land > burning off refuse

burrow1602

denshiring1607

burning1669

burn-baking1769

burn1792

burning off1800

burnbeating1808

stifle-burning1844

burn-off1861

bush burn1861

bush-burning1898

slash-burning1919

1808 J. Walker Econ. Hist. Hebrides I. 176 The practice of..Burnbaiting, or sod burning.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	burn-beat
释义	burn-beatv. Forms: Also burn-bait, burn-bate. Etymology: < burn v.¹ + beat n.³ or beat v.²: the latter part is inflected; present participle burnbeating past participle burnbeat.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈburn-beat. transitive. To pare off and burn the rough turf or sod of moorland or fallow ground in order to improve it. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > reclaim [verb (transitive)] > clear land > burn land burn-beat1669 Denshire1669 to burn off1843 stifle-burn1862 slash and burn1955 1669 J. Worlidge Systema Agriculturæ (1681) 37 The best way..to improve and reduce these Lands into Tillage, is to Burn-Beat, or Denshire them. 1676 J. Worlidge Vinetum Britannicum 61 The Ground being turfie,..may be burn-beat in June or July. 1727 H. Boulter Lett. I. 221 The tenant shall not be able to burnbeat any ground in virtue of this act. Derivatives ˈburn-baited adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [adjective] > cleared > with refuse burnt off burn-baited1681 burn-beakeda1722 swidden1951 1681 J. Worlidge Kal. Rusticum Nov. Wheat may yet be sown..especially on burn-baited Land. ˈburnbeating n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > reclamation > [noun] > clearing land > burning off refuse burrow1602 denshiring1607 burning1669 burn-baking1769 burn1792 burning off1800 burnbeating1808 stifle-burning1844 burn-off1861 bush burn1861 bush-burning1898 slash-burning1919 1808 J. Walker Econ. Hist. Hebrides I. 176 The practice of..Burnbaiting, or sod burning. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < v.1669
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