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turf

[turf]

noun, plural turfs, (especially British

) turves; verb

–noun

1.	a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots.

2.	peat, esp. as material for fuel.

3.	a block or piece of peat dug for fuel.

Slang.

a.	the neighborhood over which a street gang asserts its authority.

b.	a familiar area, as of residence or expertise: Denver is her turf. When you talk literature you're getting into my turf.

5.	Chiefly British. a piece cut or torn from the surface of grassland; sod.

the turf,

a.	the track over which horse races are run.

b.	the practice or sport of racing horses.

–verb (used with object)

7.	to cover with turf or sod.

8.	British Slang. to remove from a desirable office or position; expel; kick out: He was turfed from leadership of the group.

Origin:
bef. 900; 1930–35 for def. 5; ME, OE, c. D turf, G Torf (< LG), ON torf, akin to Skt darbha tuft of grass. See turbary

Related forms:

turfless, adjective

turflike, adjective

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turf (tûrf)

n. pl. turfs also turves (tûrvz)

1. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod.
2. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.
3. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" (Harper's).
4. A geographical area; a territory.
5. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.
6. A racetrack.
7. The sport or business of racing horses.
A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.
A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.
Slang
1. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" (Harper's).
2. A geographical area; a territory.
3. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.
4. A racetrack.
5. The sport or business of racing horses.
Sports
1. A racetrack.
2. The sport or business of racing horses.

tr.v. turfed, turf·ing, turfs

To spread with turf: turfed the front yard.
Chiefly British Slang To displace or eject.
Slang To kill: "These guys can't . . . make sure nobody gets turfed" (Scott Turow).

[Middle English, from Old English.]
turf'y adj.

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Turf

Turf\ (t[^u]rf), n.; pl. Turfs, Obs. Turves. [AS. turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. t["o]rv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. [root]242.]

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.

At his head a grass-green turf. --Shak.

The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves. --Milton.

2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.

3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We . . . claim the honors of the turf." --Cowper.

Note: Turf is often used adjectively, or to form compounds which are generally self-explaining; as, turf ashes, turf cutter or turf-cutter, turf pit or turf-pit, turf-built, turf-clad, turf-covered, etc.

Turf ant (Zo["o]l.), a small European ant (Formica flava) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons.

Turf drain, a drain made with turf or peat.

Turf hedge, a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds.

Turf house, a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe.

Turf moss a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.

Turf spade, a spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.

Turf

Turf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turfed; p. pr. & vb. n. Turfing.] To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. --A. Tucker.

Language Translation for : turf

Spanish: césped, revestimiento de césped; tepe, cespedón,

German: der Rasen,

Japanese: 芝生

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turf (n.)

O.E. turf, tyrf "slab of soil and grass," also "surface of grassland," from P.Gmc. *turb- (cf. O.N. torf, Dan. tørv, O.Fris. turf, O.H.G. zurba, Ger. Torf), from PIE base *drbh- (cf. Skt. darbhah "tuft of grass"). Fr. tourbe "turf" is a Gmc. loan-word. The O.E. plural was identical with the singluar, but in M.E. turves sometimes was used. Slang meaning "territory claimed by a gang" is attested from 1953 in Brooklyn, N.Y.; earlier it had a jive talk sense of "the street, the sidewalk" (1930s), which is attested in hobo use from 1899, and before that "the work and venue of a prostitute" (1860). The verb is attested from c.1430, originally "to cover (ground) with turf." Turf war is recorded from 1950s.

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