turbary

[ tur-buh-ree ]

noun

, plural tur·ba·ries.

1. land, or a piece of land, where turf or peat may be dug or cut.
2. Law. the right to cut turf or peat on a common land or on another person's land.

turbary

/ ˈtɜːbərɪ /

noun

1. land where peat or turf is cut or has been cut
2. Also calledcommon of turbary (in England) the legal right to cut peat for fuel on a common

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbary¹

1275–1325; Middle English turbarye < Medieval Latin turbāria, equivalent to turb(a) turf + -āria -ary ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of turbary¹

C14: from Old French turbarie , from Medieval Latin turbāria , from turba peat, turf

Example Sentences

But during the Bronze period domesticated descendants of this variety grow numerous, and are crossed with the smaller turbary pig.

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The first is the so-called turbary pig (Sus scrofa palustris).

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The oldest turbary forms of domesticated animals appear here at least 1,500 years before the founding of the Swiss lake dwellings.

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The turbary cattle appear to have been a small variety of the Bos namadicus, somewhat dwarfed by drought and hardship.

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Turbary, tur′ba-ri, n. the right to go upon the soil of another and dig turf, and carry off the same: a place where peat is dug.

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