Turf
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.
Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the.
To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.
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Turf Quotations
Our state is in crisis. Our people are hurting. Now is the time when we all must resist the traditional, selfish call to protect your own turf at the cost of our state. It is time to leave the corner, join the sacrifice, come to the center of the room and be part of the solution.
Chris Christie
I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
Laura Hillenbrand
But I now think what I was doing, in a completely unconscious way, was getting off the turf where my husband and I might be rivals. We were both working in fiction... so I look back and I see that I consciously vacated the contested ground.
Helen Garner
All presidents rail against the press. It goes with the turf.
Helen Thomas
Demands for equality for women are threats to men's self-esteem and sense of sexual turf.
Alice S. Rossi
Turf Translations
turf in German is Rasen
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