turves

[ turvz ]

/ tɜrvz /

noun Chiefly British.

a plural of turf.

Words nearby turves

turtleback, turtledove, turtlehead, turtleneck, turtlet, turves, turya, Tuscaloosa, Tuscan, Tuscany, Tuscarora

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Example sentences from the Web for turves

In like manner miners indicated their setts by cutting four turves annually at the limits of their grounds.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould
I put some broken stones upon the covers, and turves upon them, and then the soil.
Theory and Practice, Applied to the Cultivation of the Cucumber in the Winter Season|Thomas Moore
He crept along again, and the turves upon his back crept with him.
Return of the Native|Thomas Hardy
Now this house was roofed with turves, and the windows were barred so that none could pass through them.
Eric Brighteyes|H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for turves

turves

/ (tɜːvz) /

noun

a plural of turf

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单词	turves
释义	turves [ turvz ] / tɜrvz / noun Chiefly British. a plural of turf. Words nearby turves turtleback, turtledove, turtlehead, turtleneck, turtlet, turves, turya, Tuscaloosa, Tuscan, Tuscany, Tuscarora Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turves In like manner miners indicated their setts by cutting four turves annually at the limits of their grounds. A Book of the West. Volume I Devon\|S. Baring-Gould I put some broken stones upon the covers, and turves upon them, and then the soil. Theory and Practice, Applied to the Cultivation of the Cucumber in the Winter Season\|Thomas Moore He crept along again, and the turves upon his back crept with him. Return of the Native\|Thomas Hardy Now this house was roofed with turves, and the windows were barred so that none could pass through them. Eric Brighteyes\|H. Rider Haggard British Dictionary definitions for turves turves / (tɜːvz) / noun a plural of turf 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 Words related to turves soil, lawn, grass, sod, territory, track, terrain, earth, ground, sward, peat, domain, street, neighborhood, haunt, area, region, racetrack, bailiwick, greensward
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turves

noun Chiefly British.

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noun

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