turf

[Turf]

When you're walking on the perfect green grass of a golf course, you might remark on the gorgeous turf. Turf is the top layer of ground, especially when it's planted with grass.

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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.

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 matt of grass and grass roots

Verb
cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

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.

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'94rv, 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.
The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves.
2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat. 3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We . . . claim the honors of the turf." Cowper. &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. Turf ant (Zo'94l.), 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.

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.

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.

To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.

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Demands for equality for women are threats to men's self-esteem and sense of sexual turf.

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