TURF
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Turf (t&û;rf), n.; pl. Turfs (t&û;rfs), Obs. Turves (t&û;rvz). [AS. turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. t&ö;rv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. √242.] 1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.
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At his head a grass-green turf.
Shak.
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The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves.
Milton.
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2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
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3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. “We . . . claim the honors of the turf.” Cowper.
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&hand_; Turf is often used adjectively, or to form compounds which are generally self-explaining; as, turf ashes, turf cutter or turf-cutter, turf pit or turf-pit, turf-built, turf-clad, turf-covered, etc.
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Turf ant (Zo&ö;l.), a small European ant (Formica flava) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons. -- Turf drain, a drain made with turf or peat. -- Turf hedge, a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds. -- Turf house, a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe. -- Turf moss a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land. -- Turf spade, a spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.
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Turf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Turfing.] To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, or the border of a terrace. A. Tucker.
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