Definition of "cut-over" [cut-over]

• In cricket, to injure (the batsman) by striking him in vulnerable parts: said of the ball.

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "A multi-year land rehabilitation scheme has been set up to protect the tallest known trees in the world by restoring cut-over parklands and reducing sediment delivery to park streams."
• "Young tree plantations of spruce, fir and hemlock are grown here for replanting those cut-over forests."
• "However, there is still concern the remaining Nortel Calgary site cut-over may be delayed past the fiscal first quarter."