summer fallow

noun, verb — 2 senses

summer fallow

nounalso spelled summer-fallow
1

Land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.

Derived terms
summer-fallow

summer-fallow

verb
1

To plough and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or other crop; to plough and let lie fallow.

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