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....
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....
OriginLate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French turberie, from Old French tourbe 'turf'. Rhymes |
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