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• Turfless — Turf less, a. Destitute of turf. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• turfless — adjective Without turf. The company cooking utensils were scoured every day, and the camp was as clean as bare, turfless earth could be …   Wiktionary

• turf — turfless, adj. turflike, adj. /terrf/, n., pl. turfs, (esp. Brit.) turves; v. n. 1. a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots. 2. peat, esp. as material for fuel. 3. a block or piece of peat dug for fuel. 4. Slang. a …   Universalium

• turf — /tɜf / (say terf) noun (plural turfs or turves /tɜvz / (say tervz)) 1. the covering of grass, etc., with its matted roots, forming the surface of grassland. 2. a piece cut or torn from the surface of grassland, with the grass, etc., growing on… …