meaning of turf
1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.
2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the.
4. To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.
5. range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy. . . chiefly concerned with turf. . . and protecting the retirement
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Related Words
turf | turf out | turf war | turfan | turfan dialect | turfed | turfen | turfiness | turfing | turfing daisy | turfite | turfless | turfman | turfmen | turfs | turfy |
