turf
/tɝf/ noun C1- A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
- A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
- A block of peat used as fuel.
- A thick, carpet-like bed of algae.
- A surface of synthetic fibers made to look like grass; artificial turf. · In climates where grass struggles to grow, turf is usually used instead on sports fields.
- A territory claimed by a gang as their own.
- A person's domain or sphere of influence.
- A racetrack, hippodrome.
Plural turfs
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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In the turf a hole I found
Amateur sport is free from betting, but a good deal of outside betting goes on among the public, and it is possible that it might be worth someone’s while to get at a player as the ruffians of the turf get at a race-horse.
The avenue opened into a broad expanse of turf, and the house lay before us.
“In the court are orange-trees in pots, turf, and clumps of flowers.”
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