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English Dictionary: turf by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turf
n
  1. surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
    Synonym(s): turf, sod, sward, greensward
  2. the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
  3. range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
v
  1. cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turf \Turf\ (t[ucir]rf), n.; pl. {Turfs}, Obs. {Turves}. [AS.
      turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. &
      Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. t[94]rv, Skr. darbha a kind of
      grass, a tuft of grass. [root]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.
  
                     At his head a grass-green turf.         --Shak.
  
                     The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high
                     heap of turves.                                 --Milton.
  
      2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See {Peat}.
  
      3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. [bd]We . .
            . claim the honors of the turf.[b8] --Cowper.
  
      Note: 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.
  
      {Turf ant} (Zo[94]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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Turf \Turf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Turfing}.]
      To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border
      of a terrace. --A. Tucker.
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