Noun
range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"

Noun
the territory claimed by a juvenile gang as its own

Noun
surface layer of ground containing a matt of grass and grass roots

Verb
cover (the ground) with a surface layer of grass or grass roots

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n.
That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.

n.
Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.

n.
Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the.

v. t.
To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.

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Turf

Turf (t&ucir;rf), n.; pl. Turfs , Obs. Turves . [AS. turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG. zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. t'94rv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. &root;242.] 1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.

At his head a grass-green turf.

The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high heap of turves.

2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat. 3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We . . . claim the honors of the turf." Cowper. &hand; Turf is often used adjectively, or to form compounds which are generally self-explaining; as, turf ashes, turf cutter or turf-cutter, turf pit or turf-pit, turf-built, turf-clad, turf-covered, etc. Turf ant (Zo'94l.), a small European ant (Formica flava) which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons. -- Turf drain, a drain made with turf or peat. -- Turf hedge, a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of different kinds. -- Turf house, a house or shed formed of turf, common in the northern parts of Europe. -- Turf moss a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land. -- Turf spade, a spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.

Turf

Turf, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Turfed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Turfing.] To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace. A. Tucker.

That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.

To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, of the border of a terrace.