over-cropping

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.

2. 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

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

verb -crops, -cropping or -cropped

1. (tr) to exhaust (land) by excessive cultivation