- Definition
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Land, or a piece of land, where turf or peat may be dug or cut, especially for fuel.
- Examples of word Turbary in a sentence
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“The right of the common marl – the digging for clay in the forest – died out in the 19th century, and the right of turbary – to cut turf – is no longer practiced.”
- Did you Know?
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The word “turbary” also refers to the constituting of hogs or sheep domesticated in prehistoric times.
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