Dictionary Entry

turf

Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/tɜːf/Used In Literature ↓

A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.

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Common Phrases

. turfclub turfwars turfturf greenturf hometurf own

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Poetry examples for “turf”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

And never looked away again.
There, when the turf in springtime flowers,
With downward eye and gazes sad,

And warm between them slumbered
The smooth green miles of turf;
Until from grass and clover

And never looked away again,
There, when the turf in springtime flowers,
With downward eye and gazes sad,

Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be dress'd,
And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast:
There shall the morn her earliest tears bestow,

Under this marble, or under this sill,
Or under this turf, or e'en what they will;
Whatever an heir, or a friend in his stead,

I felt thee gone, and opening widest eyes,
Beheld thee kneeling on the turf, hands now
Clenched and uplifted high, now vainly outspread

I felt thee gone, and opening widest eyes,
Beheld thee kneeling on the turf, hands now
Clenched and uplifted high, now vainly outspread

If sacrifices and the fat of lambs,
And whole burnt-offerings upon piles of turf,
Will bring me this, I’d fill the heaven with smoke,

Among the dying flowers:
A green turf at his head;
And a stone at his feet,

And as if above graves
Still the turf heaves
Above its stones: