Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь - turf
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1. дерн to cut turf —- снимать дерн 2. торф turf moor —- торфяное болото 3. (the turf) беговая дорожка (ипподрома); скачки; участники или завсегдатаи скачек to be on the turf —- быть завсегдатаем скачек, играть на скачках turf accountant —- букмекер 4. сл. территория, контролируемая бандой гангстеров; "охотничья территория" 5. территория, находящаяся в чьем-л. ведении 6. покрывать дерном, дерновать 7. сл. выбросить, вышвырнуть (также turf out) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) дерн 2) irish торф 3) (обыкн. the turf) беговая дорожка (на ипподроме); скачки; to be on the turf - быть завсегдатаем скачек, играть на скачках 2. v. 1) дерновать 2) sl. выбросить, вышвырнуть (тж. turf out) ...Англо-русский словарь
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n. & v. --n. (pl. turfs or turves) 1 a a layer of grass etc. with earth and matted roots as the surface of grassland. b a piece of this cut from the ground. 2 a slab of peat for fuel. 3 (prec. by the) a horse-racing generally. b a general term for racecourses. --v.tr. 1 cover (ground) with turf. 2 (foll. by out) esp. Brit. colloq. expel or eject (a person or thing). Phrases and idioms turf accountant Brit. a bookmaker. Etymology: OE f. Gmc ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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I. noun (plural ~s; also turves) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German zurba ~, Sanskrit darbha tuft of grass Date: before 12th century 1. a. the upper stratum of soil bound by grass and plant roots into a thick mat; also a piece of this b. an artificial substitute for this (as on a playing field) c. grass 3 2. a. peat 2 b. a piece of peat dried for fuel 3. a. a track or course for horse racing b. the sport or business of horse racing 4. a. territory considered by a teenage gang to be under its control b. territory 2 have to play two of the last three games on hostile ~ — Joe Klein in chapter two, the author is on unfamiliar ~; also a sphere of activity or influence people who could hurt him on his own foreign-policy ~ — Wall Street Journal • ~y adjective II. transitive verb Date: 15th century 1. to cover with ~ 2. chiefly British to eject forcibly ; kick — usually used with out ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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(turfs, turfing, turfed) 1. Turf is short, thick, even grass. They shuffled slowly down the turf towards the cliff’s edge. N-UNCOUNT: also the N 2. Someone’s turf is the area which is most familiar to them or where they feel most confident. Their turf was Paris: its streets, theaters, homes, and parks... = territory N-UNCOUNT: usu poss N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n 1 a surface that is made up of soil and a thick covering of grass (the springy turf of the lawn) 2 plural turfs or turves BrE a square piece of turf cut out of the ground; sod1 (4) AmE 3 the turf the sport of horse racing, or the track on which horses race (devotees of the turf) 4 AmE informal an area that you think of as being your own (They resented these strangers invading their turf. | turf war (=a fight or argument over the things you think belong to you)) 5 AmE, IrE a soft brown substance like earth that is used for burning instead of coal, especially in Ireland; peat ~2 v to cover an area of land with turf1 (1) turf sb/sth out phr v BrE informal to get rid of someone or something (He's been turfed out of the golf club for bad behaviour.) turf accountant ~ n BrE someone who has a business where people can bet1 (1) on the results of horse races, football games etc; bookmaker ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- O.E. turf, from P.Gmc. *turb-, from PIE base *drbh-. Slang meaning "territory claimed by a gang" is from 1953. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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