turfen

adj

turfen

adj

Etymology From turf + -en.

1

Archaic Made of turf; covered with turf.

  • turfen steps
  • […] the shepherds of Desvres were seen at a distance betaking themselves to the insufficient shelter of the turfen hovels dotted upon the cote to afford them a retreat from the vicissitudes of the atmosphere.1831, Catherine Grace Frances Gore, The Tuileries, volume 3, page 175:

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