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turf (tûrf)
n., pl., turfs, also turves (tûrvz).
    1. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod.
    2. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.
  1. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.
  2. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.
  3. Slang.
    1. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" (Harper's).
    2. A geographical area; a territory.
    3. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.
  4. Sports.
    1. A racetrack.
    2. The sport or business of racing horses.
tr.v., turfed, turf·ing, turfs.
  1. To spread with turf: turfed the front yard.
  2. Chiefly British Slang. To displace or eject.
  3. Slang. To kill: "These guys can't . . . make sure nobody gets turfed" (Scott Turow).

[Middle English, from Old English.]

turfy turf'y adj.



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