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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Turf \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.
Turf \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.
資料來源 : WordNet®
turf
n 1: surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass
roots [syn: {sod}, {sward}, {greensward}]
2: the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own
3: range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly
concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement
system"
[also: {turves} (pl)]
turf
v : cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass
roots
[also: {turves} (pl)]