turves
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How to use turves in a sentence
Moreover, fifty yards off stood a hut, built of clods and covered with thin turves, but now entirely disused.
Return of the Native | Thomas HardyNow this house was roofed with turves, and the windows were barred so that none could pass through them.
Eric Brighteyes | H. Rider Haggard“Put on a few more turves, Dick, and a bit or two of wood,” said his mother.
Dick o' the Fens | George Manville FennIn some parts of Cornwall they have good peat, called "pudding turves," which makes a hot and comparatively lasting fire.
The Land's End | W. H. HudsonI put some broken stones upon the covers, and turves upon them, and then the soil.
British Dictionary definitions for turves
/ (tɜːvz) /
a plural of turf
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