Peat vs Turf - What's the difference?
peat | turf |
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas.
(obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
* 1594 , , I. i. 78 :
A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
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A piece of such a layer cut from the soil and used to make a lawn.
(label) A sod of peat used as fuel.
(label) The territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own.
A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses.
to create a lawn by laying turfs
(Ultimate Frisbee) To throw a frisbee well short of its intended target, usually causing it to hit the ground within 10 yards of its release.
(business) To fire from a job or dismiss from a task.
(business) To cancel a project or product.
As nouns the difference between peat and turf
is that peat is soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas while turf is a layer of earth covered with grass; sod.As a verb turf is
to create a lawn by laying turfs.peat
English
Etymology 1
Origin unknown; perhaps a borrowing from an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source.Noun
Derived terms
* peatySee also
* (wikipedia)Etymology 2
Compare .Noun
(en noun)- And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat !
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*turf
English
Noun
Derived terms
* artificial turf * AstroTurf * turf accountant * turf bank * turfen * turfyVerb
(en verb)- Eight managers were turfed after the merger of the two companies.
- The company turfed the concept car because the prototype performed poorly.