TURBARY

Noun

turbary (plural turbaries)

A piece of peatland from which turf may be cut for fuel.

Material extracted from a turbary.

The right to cut turf from a turbary on a common or in some cases, another person's land.

Usage notes

The third sense is more fully expressed legally as common of turbary.

Source: Wiktionary


Tur"ba*ry, n.; pl. Turbaries. Etym: [LL. turbaria a place for digging peat, from turba peat. See Turf.] (Eng. Law)

Definition: A right of digging turf on another man's land; also, the ground where turf is dug.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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