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   turf

   /təːf/

   noun

   • 1. grass and the surface layer of earth held together by its roots: "they walked across the springy turf" Similar grasslawnsodliterary:swardgreensward
   • ▪ a piece of turf cut from the ground.
   • ▪ peat used for fuel: "the smell of turf burning on a winter night"
   • 2. horse racing or racecourses generally: "he spent his money gambling on the turf" Similar horse racingracingthe racing worldracecoursesracetracks
   • 3. an area or sphere of activity regarded as someone's personal territory: informal "he did not like poachers on his turf" Similar area/sphere of influencearea/sphere of activityterritorydomainprovincepreservestamping groundhome groundinformal:bailiwickpatchmanor

   verb

   • 1. force (someone) to leave somewhere: informal British "they were turfed off the bus"
   • 2. cover (a patch of ground) with turf: "the plot of land has been turfed"

   Word Origin Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch turf and German Torf, from an Indo-European root shared by Sanskrit darbha ‘tuft of grass’.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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