Brit. historical <英, 史>
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- a piece of land converted from forest to arable use毁林开垦出的地。
1.1
- mass noun the action of so converting land毁林造地。
词源
late Middle English (as a noun)： from Old French essarter, from medieval Latin ex(s)artare, based on ex 'out' + sar（r）ire 'to weed'. The verb dates from the early 16th cent.