turfite
nounEtymology From turf + -ite.
1
Colloquial, Dated A horse racing enthusiast.
2
Colloquial, Dated A blackleg, or notorious gambler.
- such turfites and men about town1875, Anne Thackeray, Miss Angel, and Fulham Lawn:
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