Definitions for: Turf


[n] (informal) range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"
[n] the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
[n] surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots
[v] cover with turf



Webster (1913) Definition: 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, 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.

Synonyms: greensward, sod, sward

See Also: city district, cover, divot, ground, jurisdiction, land, soil

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