SWIDDEN


Meaning of SWIDDEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈswi-d ə n ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: English dialect, burned clearing, probably from Old Norse svithinn, past participle of svitha to burn, singe

Date: circa 1868

: a temporary agricultural plot produced by cutting back and burning off vegetative cover

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