Definition of Turf

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Definition of Turf

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

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

I think authors can get into trouble viewing the subject matter as their turf.
Laura Hillenbrand

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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