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 (Zoöl.), 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.]
Defn: To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. A. Tucker.
TURFEN
Turf"en, a.
Defn: Made of turf; covered with turf.
TURFINESS
Turf"i*ness, n.
Defn: Quality or state of being turfy.
TURFING
Turf"ing, n.