double-crop

[ duhb-uhl-krop ]

verb (used without object)

, dou·ble-cropped, dou·ble-crop·ping.

1. 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.

1. to raise two crops per year on (an area of land).

Word History and Origins

Origin of double-crop¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The haws are ripe in autumn and the ivy berries in spring, so that the bastions yield a double crop.

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And the village fields suffered no damage, for the earth, fertilized by the yellow slime, yielded a double crop.

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The farmer often receiving the advantage of a double crop, at the expense of seed and labor.

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It is marvellously fertile and furnishes a double crop every year.

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When a double crop is taken, not more than fifteen or sixteen can be expected.

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