turf
[ turf ]
/ tɜrf /
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noun, plural turfs, (especially British) turves [turvz]. /tɜrvz/.
verb (used with object)
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Origin of turf
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English, cognate with Dutch turf, German Torf (from Low German ), Old Norse torf, akin to Sanskrit darbha “tuft of grass”; see turbary
OTHER WORDS FROM turf
turfless, adjectiveturflike, adjectivere·turf, verb (used with object)un·turfed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for turf
turf
/ (tɜːf) /
noun plural turfs or turves (tɜːvz)
verb
(tr) to cover with pieces of turf
Word Origin for turf
Old English; related to Old Norse torfa, Old High German zurba, Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass
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