double-crop
[ duhb-uhl-krop ]
verb (used without object),dou·ble-cropped, dou·ble-crop·ping.
to raise two consecutive crops on the same land within a single growing season.
verb (used with object),dou·ble-cropped, dou·ble-crop·ping.
to raise two crops per year on (an area of land).
Origin of double-crop
1First recorded in 1865–70
Words Nearby double-crop
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How to use double-crop in a sentence
The haws are ripe in autumn and the ivy berries in spring, so that the bastions yield a double crop.
Field and Hedgerow | Richard JefferiesAnd the village fields suffered no damage, for the earth, fertilized by the yellow slime, yielded a double crop.
The Chinese Fairy Book | VariousThe farmer often receiving the advantage of a double crop, at the expense of seed and labor.
The Practical Distiller | Samuel McHarryIt is marvellously fertile and furnishes a double crop every year.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellWhen a double crop is taken, not more than fifteen or sixteen can be expected.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom | P. L. Simmonds
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