turfage

noun

turfage

noun

Etymology From turf + -age.

1

Synonym of turf.

  • The blooms of the North and its evergreen turfage1866, Bayard Taylor, The Poems, page 142:
  • The short sweet turfage of the hills renders "Portland mutton" almost as famous as Welsh, while the luxuriance of the vales lends itself to the breeding of fine cattle.1910, Arthur L. Salmon, Dorset, page 6:

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