skövling

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Swedish

Etymology

skövla +‎ -ing

Noun

skövling c

  1. (of trees) felling (on a large scale, causing environmental devastation)
  2. devastation, laying waste to

Usage notes

Usually of forestry practices with connotations similar to mow down. Inherently negative in (sense 1).

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