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Clearing — Clear ing, n. 1. The act or process of making clear. [1913 Webster] The better clearing of this point. South. [1913 Webster] 2. A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation. [1913 Webster] A lonely clearing on the shores of Moxie Lake. J.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Clearing house — Clearing Clear ing, n. 1. The act or process of making clear. [1913 Webster] The better clearing of this point. South. [1913 Webster] 2. A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation. [1913 Webster] A lonely clearing on the shores of Moxie Lake … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Shifting cultivation — For methods, see slash and burn Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned. This system often involves clearing of a piece of land followed by several years of wood harvesting… … Wikipedia
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Assart land — Assart As*sart ([a^]s*s[aum]rt ), n. [OF. essart the grubbing up of trees, fr. essarter to grub up or clear ground of bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. exartum, exartare, for exsaritare; L. ex + sarire, sarrire, saritum, to hoe, weed.] 1. (Old … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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