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单词 turbary
释义

turbary

/ˈtəːb(ə)ri /
noun (plural turbaries) (in full common of turbary) [mass noun] British
1The legal right to cut turf or peat for fuel on common ground or on another person’s ground.The profit of turbary is the right to cut turf or peat, usually in order to burn it....
  • Many bog owners and people with turbary rights cut turf on an acre plot.
  • Typical rights might include turbary or grazing rights.
1.1 [count noun] A place where turf or peat is dug or cut under the right of turbary.The peat produced in these turbaries was sometimes used within the manor or priory, but a large proportion was sold....
  • Turf banks and turbaries are held under all sorts of conditions.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French turberie, from Old French tourbe 'turf'.

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