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  • 101slash-and-burn — /slash euhn berrn /, adj. of a method of agriculture used in the tropics, in which forest vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cropped for a few years, then the forest is allowed to reinvade. [1935 40] * * * …

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  • 102slash prices — index discount (reduce) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 103slash pine — slash′ pine n. 1) pln a pine, Pinus elliotii, found in slashes or swamps in the southeastern U.S. and Central America 2) the hard, durable wood of this tree • Etymology: 1880–85, amer …

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  • 104slash pocket — slash′ pock′et n. clo a pocket set into a garment, to which easy access is provided by an exterior slit • Etymology: 1790–1800 …

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  • 105slash-and-burn — slash′ and burn′ adj. 1) agr. of or noting a method of agriculture in the tropics in which vegetation is felled and burned, the land is cultivated for a few years, then abandoned to the forest 2) cvb unnecessarily destructive or extreme •… …

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  • 106slash pine — ☆ slash pine n. 1. a common pine (Pinus caribaea) growing in slashes, or swamps, in the SE U.S., the West Indies, and Central America 2. the hard wood of this tree …

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  • 107slash pocket — n. a pocket (in a garment) the opening of which is a finished, usually diagonal slit …

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  • 108slash at somebody (with something) — ˈslash at sb/sth (with sth) derived to attack sb violently with a knife, etc. Main entry: ↑slashderived …

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  • 109slash at something (with something) — ˈslash at sb/sth (with sth) derived to attack sb violently with a knife, etc. Main entry: ↑slashderived …

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  • 110Slash (guitarist) — For other uses of Slash , see Slash. Slash Slash performing in Rome in 2011 Background information Birth name Saul Hudson …

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