turf
A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
Other meanings
A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
A block of peat used as fuel.
A kind of
- land
Related words
- lilyturf
- macroturf
- returf
- turfage
- turfcutter
- turfdom
- turfgrass
- turfism
- turfite
- turfless
- turflike
- turfman
Word history
From Old English "turf" (turf, sod, soil, piece of grass-covered earth, greensward).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “turf” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.