turfyadj.

Brit.

/ˈtəːfi/, U.S.

/ˈtərfi/

Forms: see turf n.¹

Etymology: < turf n.¹ + -y suffix¹.

1. Covered with or consisting of turf; grassy; turfen; in quot. 1733, of arable land: full of weeds and roots, not ‘clean’.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > grassland

swarded1513

turfy1552

swarth1598

laundy1611

swarthy1613

turfed1628

swardy1639

scurfy1712

herbaged1727

lawny1744

turfen1778

greenswarded1797

open range1905

tall-grass1920

the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > cleared > not cleared or overgrown

unclean?1440

weedy?1440

spare1508

unweeded1604

uncleared1623

twitchy1652

uncured1719

turfy1733

mushroomed1886

1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Turffie, or of turfe, cespitius, a.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 62 Thy Turphie-Mountaines, where liue nibling Sheepe.

1685 J. Pomfret Cruelty & Lust 149 When Charion saw me from his turfy bed.

1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia 137 Each to his turphy Table bids his Guest.

1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry xi. 62 The Third Crop made that Land so Foul and Turffy, that 'twas forc'd to lie for a Fallow.

1818 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. ii. 23 A turfy, almost inaccessible hill, called Finchamstead Ridges.

1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey II. 185 We made our way along a turfy level to the city.

2. Of the nature of or abounding in turf or peat; peaty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > peat

mossya1522

turfy1660

peaty1723

ketty1872

turfen1903

1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness vi. vii. 231 For what of the Earth is not combustible? The exteriour turfy part is ordinary fewel.

a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lanc. 107 They pierce the Turffie ground, and under it meet with a black and deadish water.

1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) II. 362 Alisma ranunculoides..Lesser Thrumwort Wet turfy bogs... Boggy meadows, common. Bungay, Suffolk.

1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 509 He uses turfy loam two parts, thoroughly decomposed dung two parts, leaf mould two parts, and very sandy turfy peat two parts.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 302 Centunculus minimus... Wet turfy and sandy places, local.

3. Pertaining to or characteristic of the turf; suggestive of horse racing; horsy.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [adjective]

hippian1758

turfy1843

hippic1846

1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxvi. 317 It was an easy, horse-fleshy, turfy sort of thing to do.

1868 E. Yates Rock Ahead II. ii. vii. 220 The man..has an air of turfy, horsey life.

1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay ii. 23 The talk became..of the Turf—turfy.

Derivatives

ˈturfiness n. turfy character, horsiness.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > character of

turfiness1905

1905 Daily Chron. 22 June 4/4 Each American newcomer feels..at first horribly out of it in this world of universal turfyness.

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

单词	turfy
释义	turfyadj. Brit. /ˈtəːfi/, U.S. /ˈtərfi/ Forms: see turf n.¹ Etymology: < turf n.¹ + -y suffix¹. 1. Covered with or consisting of turf; grassy; turfen; in quot. 1733, of arable land: full of weeds and roots, not ‘clean’. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > fertile land or place > land with vegetation > [adjective] > grassland swarded1513 turfy1552 swarth1598 laundy1611 swarthy1613 turfed1628 swardy1639 scurfy1712 herbaged1727 lawny1744 turfen1778 greenswarded1797 open range1905 tall-grass1920 the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > cleared > not cleared or overgrown unclean?1440 weedy?1440 spare1508 unweeded1604 uncleared1623 twitchy1652 uncured1719 turfy1733 mushroomed1886 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Turffie, or of turfe, cespitius, a. a1616 W. Shakespeare Tempest (1623) iv. i. 62 Thy Turphie-Mountaines, where liue nibling Sheepe. View more context for this quotation 1685 J. Pomfret Cruelty & Lust 149 When Charion saw me from his turfy bed. 1718 N. Rowe tr. Lucan Pharsalia 137 Each to his turphy Table bids his Guest. 1733 J. Tull Horse-hoing Husbandry xi. 62 The Third Crop made that Land so Foul and Turffy, that 'twas forc'd to lie for a Fallow. 1818 M. R. Mitford in A. G. L'Estrange Life M. R. Mitford (1870) II. ii. 23 A turfy, almost inaccessible hill, called Finchamstead Ridges. 1869 H. F. Tozer Res. Highlands of Turkey II. 185 We made our way along a turfy level to the city. 2. Of the nature of or abounding in turf or peat; peaty. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > constituent materials > earth or soil > kind of earth or soil > [adjective] > organic > peat mossya1522 turfy1660 peaty1723 ketty1872 turfen1903 1660 H. More Explan. Grand Myst. Godliness vi. vii. 231 For what of the Earth is not combustible? The exteriour turfy part is ordinary fewel. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Lanc. 107 They pierce the Turffie ground, and under it meet with a black and deadish water. 1776 W. Withering Brit. Plants (1796) II. 362 Alisma ranunculoides..Lesser Thrumwort Wet turfy bogs... Boggy meadows, common. Bungay, Suffolk. 1842 J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist 509 He uses turfy loam two parts, thoroughly decomposed dung two parts, leaf mould two parts, and very sandy turfy peat two parts. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 302 Centunculus minimus... Wet turfy and sandy places, local. 3. Pertaining to or characteristic of the turf; suggestive of horse racing; horsy. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [adjective] hippian1758 turfy1843 hippic1846 1843 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit (1844) xxvi. 317 It was an easy, horse-fleshy, turfy sort of thing to do. 1868 E. Yates Rock Ahead II. ii. vii. 220 The man..has an air of turfy, horsey life. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay ii. 23 The talk became..of the Turf—turfy. Derivatives ˈturfiness n. turfy character, horsiness. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > racing or race > horse racing > [noun] > character of turfiness1905 1905 Daily Chron. 22 June 4/4 Each American newcomer feels..at first horribly out of it in this world of universal turfyness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1915; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1552
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