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overcrop

[ verb oh-ver-krop; noun oh-ver-krop ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·cropped, o·ver·crop·ping.
  1. Agriculture. to crop (land) to excess; exhaust the fertility of by continuous cropping.


verb (used without object)

, o·ver·cropped, o·ver·crop·ping.
  1. to produce a crop in excess of what is permitted, agreed on, or normally required, especially in an attempt to gain added profits by circumventing government regulations.

noun

  1. a mark of identification on cattle, which is made by cutting a piece from the upper margin of the ear.

overcrop

/ ˌəʊvəˈkrɒp /

verb

  1. tr to exhaust (land) by excessive cultivation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of overcrop1

First recorded in 1560–70; over- + crop

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