Underburn

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The deliberate burning of surface fuel so as to leave the tree canopy intact.
Verb
  1. 1
    To burn up. obsolete, transitive
  2. 2
    To burn too little. transitive

Etymology

From Middle English underbrennen (“to set on fire, burn up”), equivalent to under- + burn.

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burn up

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