turfman

[ turf-muhn ]

/ ˈtɜrf mən /

noun, plural turf·men.

a person who is extremely devoted to horse racing.

Origin of turfman

First recorded in 1810–20; turf + -man

Words nearby turfman

Tureck, tureen, Turenne, turf, turf accountant, turfman, turf out, turfski, turfskiing, turf war, turfy

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Example sentences from the Web for turfman

Fear never would have given the turfman the entre to the Desha home; only friendship.
Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
It was a month, dating from the memorable meeting with the turfman, before Garrison was able to leave the hospital.
Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
He nodded up the aisle where the turfman was entertaining the major and his wife.
Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
There, a man's horse is his life; to the turfman it is his fortune—one and the same.
Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson

He is a turfman, with carefully brushed side-whiskers dyed coal-black, and hawk-like eyes.
Trapped in 'Black Russia'|Ruth Pierce

British Dictionary definitions for turfman

turfman

/ (ˈtɜːfmən) /

noun plural -men

mainly US a person devoted to horse racingAlso called: turfite (ˈtɜːfaɪt)

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单词	turfman
释义	turfman [ turf-muhn ] / ˈtɜrf mən / noun, plural turf·men. a person who is extremely devoted to horse racing. Origin of turfman First recorded in 1810–20; turf + -man Words nearby turfman Tureck, tureen, Turenne, turf, turf accountant, turfman, turf out, turfski, turfskiing, turf war, turfy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turfman Fear never would have given the turfman the entre to the Desha home; only friendship. Garrison's Finish\|W. B. M. Ferguson It was a month, dating from the memorable meeting with the turfman, before Garrison was able to leave the hospital. Garrison's Finish\|W. B. M. Ferguson He nodded up the aisle where the turfman was entertaining the major and his wife. Garrison's Finish\|W. B. M. Ferguson There, a man's horse is his life; to the turfman it is his fortune—one and the same. Garrison's Finish\|W. B. M. Ferguson He is a turfman, with carefully brushed side-whiskers dyed coal-black, and hawk-like eyes. Trapped in 'Black Russia'\|Ruth Pierce British Dictionary definitions for turfman turfman / (ˈtɜːfmən) / noun plural -men mainly US a person devoted to horse racingAlso called: turfite (ˈtɜːfaɪt) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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