turves

[ turvz ]

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a plural of turf.

turves

/ tɜːvz /

noun

1. a plural of turf

Example Sentences

Moreover, fifty yards off stood a hut, built of clods and covered with thin turves, but now entirely disused.

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Now this house was roofed with turves, and the windows were barred so that none could pass through them.

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“Put on a few more turves, Dick, and a bit or two of wood,” said his mother.

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In some parts of Cornwall they have good peat, called "pudding turves," which makes a hot and comparatively lasting fire.

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I put some broken stones upon the covers, and turves upon them, and then the soil.

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