Overcrop
[verb oh-ver-krop; noun oh-ver-krop] /verb ˌoʊ vərˈkrɒp; noun ˈoʊ vərˌkrɒp/
verb (used with object), overcropped, overcropping.
1.
Agriculture. to (land) to excess; exhaust the fertility of by continuous .
verb (used without object), overcropped, overcropping.
2.
to produce a in excess of what is permitted, agreed on, or normally required, especially in an attempt to gain added profits by circumventing government regulations.
noun
3.
a mark of identification on cattle, which is made by cutting a piece from the upper margin of the ear.
/ˌəʊvəˈkrɒp/
verb -crops, -cropping, -cropped
1.
(transitive) to exhaust (land) by excessive cultivation
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