Definition of turf

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Turf (n.) 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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Dike :: Dike (n.) A wall of turf or stone.
Thirdings :: Thirdings (n. pl.) The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire..
Greensward :: Greensward (n.) Turf green with grass.
Down :: Down (prep.) A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural..
Turfy :: Turfy (superl.) Having the nature or appearance of turf.
Turfing :: Turfing (n.) The act or process of providing or covering with turf.
Turfed :: Turfed (imp. & p. p.) of Tur.
Parterre :: Parterre (n.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on..
Peat :: Peat (n.) A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel..
Divot :: Divot (n.) A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also for fuel..
Turfy :: Turfy (superl.) Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf..
Turfen :: Turfen (a.) Made of turf; covered with turf.
Turfing :: Turfing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tur.
Turbinaceous :: Turbinaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to peat, or turf; of the nature of peat, or turf; peaty; turfy..
Clod :: Clod (n.) A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay..
Turbary :: Turbary (n.) A right of digging turf on another man's land; also, the ground where turf is dug..
Scraw :: Scraw (n.) A turf.
Cespitose :: Cespitose (a.) Having the form a piece of turf, i. e., many stems from one rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots..
Turfman :: Turfman (n.) A turfite; a votary of the turf, or race course..
Breastplough :: Breastplough (n.) A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used to cut or pare turf..
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