A slab or block of peat dug for use as fuel.
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释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > other organic fuels > [noun] > turf or peat (17) turfc1300 A slab or block of peat dug for use as fuel. peat1333 As a count noun. Chiefly Scottish. A piece of peat which has been cut, typically in the shape of a brick, for use as fuel. See note at turf, n.1 3a. turbaryc1450 transferred. The substance obtained from or forming a turbary; peat. Obsolete. turf1510 collective as a substance; peat. moor-coal1562 Peat used for burning. Also in Mineralogy: †a friable variety of lignite (obsolete). peat moss1775 = peat, n.1 2. bear's-muck1784 a layer of soil found in fens, consisting of a mass of decaying organic material mixed with soft clay and having a powerful odour. vag1796 Dried turf or peat used as fuel; a piece of this. breast-peat1802 (a piece of) peat extracted by digging horizontally into a bank using a spade; cf. foot peat n. at foot, n. int.compounds 3. gathering-peat1825 (see quots.). sod1825 Scottish. A piece of turf used for fuel; a peat. bat1846 A brick-shaped peat. flight1847 = flaught, n.1 A turf. mump1887 A block of peat; a spade's depth in digging turf. Subcategories:— a stack or pile (3) |
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