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单词 turf spade
释义

turf /tûrf/

noun (pl turfs, sometimes turves)
  1. The surface of land matted with the roots of grass, etc
  2. A slab of turf cut off
  3. A sod
  4. A slab of peat
  5. Territory, area of operation or influence, patch (slang)
  6. Horse-racing, the race-course, the racing world
transitive verb

To cover with turf

ORIGIN: OE turf; ON torf

turfed adjective

turˈfen adjective (archaic)

turˈfiness noun

turˈfing noun

turˈfite noun (slang)

Someone devoted to horse-racing (also turfˈman; chiefly US)

turˈfy adjective (turˈfier; turˈfiest)

  1. Of, like or covered in turf
  2. Relating to horse-racing

turf accountant noun (euphemistic)

A bookmaker

turfˈ-clad adjective

Covered with turf

turf drain noun

One covered with turf

turfing iron noun

An implement for cutting turf

turf spade noun

A long narrow spade for digging turf

turf war noun

A dispute over the right to operate within a particular territory

turf out (informal)

To throw out forcibly, to eject

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