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. This is otherwise called sward and sod.

Peat; a peculiar kind of blackish, fibrous, vegetable, earthy substance, used as fuel.

Race-ground; or horse-racing. The honors of the turf are all our own.

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