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.
Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.
Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We . . . claim the honors of the turf." Cowper.
To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. A. Tucker.
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