Turf
[tɜːf] or [tɝf]
Definition
(noun.) range of jurisdiction or influence; 'a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system'.
(noun.) the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own.
(noun.) surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots.
(verb.) cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots.
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Definition
(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.
(n.) Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
(n.) Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the.
(v. t.) To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Sod, clod, sward, greensward.[2]. Race-course, race-ground.
Typist: Maxine
Definition
n. the surface of land matted with the roots of grass &c.: a cake of turf cut off: sod: peat: race-ground: horse-racing the race-course:—pl. Turfs—(obs.) Turves.—v.t. to cover with peat or sod.—adj. Turf′-clad covered with turf.—n. Turf′-drain a drain in which turf is used for a covering.—adj. Tur′fen made or covered with turf.—ns. Turf′-hedge a combination of turf and hedge-plants forming a fence; Tur′finess; Tur′fite (slang) one devoted to horse-racing; Turf′-spade a long narrow spade for digging turf.—adj. Tur′fy resembling or abounding in turf: pertaining to horse-racing.
Checker: Sherman
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of a racing turf, signifies that you will have pleasure and wealth at your command, but your morals will be questioned by your most intimate friends. To see a green turf, indicates that interesting affairs will hold your attention.
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Examples
- Laurie obediently threw himself down on the turf, and began to amuse himself by sticking daisies into the ribbons of Amy's hat, that lay there. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- But I don't allow anybody to ride over that turf. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Diving into the dense obscurity in a line headed by Sam the turf-cutter, they pursued their trackless way home. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Living thoughts spring up like turf under his feet. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Caroline, without pausing, trod forward on the trembling plank as if it were a continuation of the firm turf. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- We crossed the marshy bottom and passed over a quarter of a mile of dry, hard turf. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- The oak roots, turfed and mossed, gave a seat; the oak boughs, thick-leaved, wove a canopy. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- He lifted the turves and arose. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- He crept along again, and the turves upon his back crept with him. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Moreover, fifty yards off stood a hut, built of clods and covered with thin turves, but now entirely disused. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
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