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.

Origin of turbary

1
1275–1325; Middle English turbarye <Medieval Latin turbāria, equivalent to turb(a) turf + -āria -ary

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turbary

/ (ˈtɜːbərɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. land where peat or turf is cut or has been cut

  2. Also called: common of turbary (in England) the legal right to cut peat for fuel on a common

Origin of turbary

1
C14: from Old French turbarie, from Medieval Latin turbāria, from turba peat, turf

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