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ˈtɜr
bə
ri
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–noun,
plural
-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:
1275–1325;
ME
turbarye
< ML
turbāria,
equiv. to
turb
(
a
)
turf
+
-āria
-ary
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tur·ba·ry
(tûr'bə-rē)
n.
pl.
tur·ba·ries
A place where peat can be dug; a peat bog.
[Middle English
turbarie
, from Anglo-Norman
turberie
, from Medieval Latin
turbāria
, from
turba
,
turf
,
of Germanic origin
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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