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peaty

[pee-tee]

adjective, peat·i·er, peat·i·est.

of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.

Origin:
1755–65; peat¹ + -y¹

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peat¹ (piːt)

—n
1.	a. a compact brownish deposit of partially decomposed vegetable matter saturated with water: found in uplands and bogs in temperate and cold regions and used as a fuel (when dried) and as a fertilizer
	b. (as modifier): peat bog
2.	a piece of dried peat for use as fuel

[C14: from Anglo-Latin peta, perhaps from Celtic; compare Welsh peth thing]

'peaty¹

—*adj*

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