field-strip
/ˈfiːldstrɪp/originally and chiefly US
verb
1 [with object] To dismantle or disassemble (a firearm or other piece of equipment), especially as one would in the field rather than in a workshop, etc.
2 [with object] Informal (originally and chiefly Military ). To shred (the butt of a cigarette or cigar), usually so that the pieces can be disposed of without leaving evidence of one's passing.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in The Boston Globe. From field + strip.
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