swidden cultivation

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• swidden — [ swɪd(ə)n] noun the practice of clearing land for cultivation by slashing and burning vegetation. ↘an area of land cleared in this way. Origin C18 (as v.): var. of dialect swithen to burn …   English new terms dictionary

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