turfingn.

/ˈtəːfɪŋ/

Etymology: < turf v. or turf n.¹ + -ing suffix¹.

The action of turf v. Also attributive. turfing-iron n. a tool for raising turf. turfing-spade n. a spade used in digging peat, a peat-spade.

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the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > turf- or peat-cutter

turf-spade1477

peat-spade1492

turfing-spade1677

slane1745

becket1764

rutter1778

turskill1812

turfing-iron1852

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of specific crops > [noun] > grass or hay

turfing1725

meadowing1733

returfing1874

regrassing1878

1653 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved (new ed.) x. 69 The Turving Spade.

1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 249 To be pared off the ground with a turfing Spade.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Turf, or Green Turf, Earth cover'd with small and very short Grass; its done two ways either by sowing or Turfing.

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 173 Take a piece of turf four feet by four feet, shaped out with the edging-iron, and taken up with the turfing or floating spade.

1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 898/1 The Turfing Iron is for raising or peeling off the turves from the soil.

1896 S. Baring-Gould Dartmoor Idylls v. 131 Her wants to take the washing..and the turving out o' my hands.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	turfing
释义	turfingn. /ˈtəːfɪŋ/ Etymology: < turf v. or turf n.¹ + -ing suffix¹. The action of turf v. Also attributive. turfing-iron n. a tool for raising turf. turfing-spade n. a spade used in digging peat, a peat-spade. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > tools and implements > [noun] > turf- or peat-cutter turf-spade1477 peat-spade1492 turfing-spade1677 slane1745 becket1764 rutter1778 turskill1812 turfing-iron1852 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > cultivation of specific crops > [noun] > grass or hay turfing1725 meadowing1733 returfing1874 regrassing1878 1653 W. Blith Eng. Improver Improved (new ed.) x. 69 The Turving Spade. 1677 R. Plot Nat. Hist. Oxford-shire 249 To be pared off the ground with a turfing Spade. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique Turf, or Green Turf, Earth cover'd with small and very short Grass; its done two ways either by sowing or Turfing. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 173 Take a piece of turf four feet by four feet, shaped out with the edging-iron, and taken up with the turfing or floating spade. 1852 G. W. Johnson Cottage Gardeners' Dict. 898/1 The Turfing Iron is for raising or peeling off the turves from the soil. 1896 S. Baring-Gould Dartmoor Idylls v. 131 Her wants to take the washing..and the turving out o' my hands. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1653
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