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turf

  [turf] noun, plural turfs, (especially British) turves; verb
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–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.
4. 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.
6. 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.

  2. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.

  3. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.

  4. 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.

  5. Sports

    1. A racetrack.

    2. The sport or business of racing horses.

tr.v.   turfed, turf·ing, turfs

  1. To spread with turf: turfed the front yard.

  2. Chiefly British Slang To displace or eject.

  3. 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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Slang Dictionary
turf

  1. n.
    (one's) ground or territory. : When you're on my turf, you do what I say—savvy? , This is my turf, and what I say goes.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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