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单词 peatery
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Definition of peatery in English:

peatery

(also peatry)
noun ˈpiːtəri
Scottish historical
  • A place from which peats are cut; a peatbog.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in George Chalmers (d. 1825), antiquary and political writer. From peat + -ery. In the forms petary, peatary after post-classical Latin petaria (frequently 1180–1608 in British sources; also as petarium) from peta peat + classical Latin -āria.

 
 

Definition of peatery in US English:

peatery

(also peatry)
nounˈpiːtəri
Scottish historical
  • A place from which peats are cut; a peatbog.

Origin

Early 19th century; earliest use found in George Chalmers (d. 1825), antiquary and political writer. From peat + -ery. In the forms petary, peatary after post-classical Latin petaria (frequently 1180–1608 in British sources; also as petarium) from peta peat + classical Latin -āria.

 
 
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