подсе́ка

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1.
(rare) slash-and-burn clearing, burnt-over clearing, assartagriculture
На подсе́ке посе́яли рожь.
They sowed rye on the burnt-over clearing.
Traditional term from Russian rural life; largely historical.
2.
(rare) slash-and-burn farming, swidden cultivationagriculture
Здесь земледе́лие вело́сь подсе́кой.
Here the land was farmed by slash-and-burn.
Refers to the farming technique itself rather than the field.

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