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• Turfs — Recorded in various forms including Turf, Turfes, Turfs, and Turfus, this is apparently an English surname. However recordings are few and erratic and it has to be said that conclusions are not easy to draw as to the actual meaning and origin.… …   Surnames reference

• Turfs — Turf Turf (t[^u]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[ o]rv, Skr. darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. [root]242.] 1. That upper stratum of earth… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• turfs — tÉœrf /tɜːf n. ground level layer of matted soil and plant roots; peat for use as fuel; racetrack for horse racing; area, territory (Slang); area of influence or expertise (Slang) v. plant grass or sod; remove from office, eject (British Slang) …   English contemporary dictionary

• turf — {{hw}}{{turf}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Terreno erboso su cui si disputano le gare dei cavalli | (est.) Tutto ciò che riguarda le corse di cavalli …   Enciclopedia di italiano

• turf — turfless, adj. turflike, adj. /terrf/, n., pl. turfs, (esp. Brit.) turves; v. n. 1. a layer of matted earth formed by grass and plant roots. 2. peat, esp. as material for fuel. 3. a block or piece of peat dug for fuel. 4. Slang. a …   Universalium

• Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Campaign of the North China Plain Pocket partof=Chinese Civil War place=Southern North China Plain, China date=June 22, 1946 August 31, 1946 result=Communist victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= Cheng… …   Wikipedia

• Northland Event Centre — The Whangarei District Council in New Zealand has given the new Northland Event Centre the green light. The centre in located at Okara Park which is nested in an industrial area and near the residential area of Morningside. The old ITM Rugby… …   Wikipedia

• Field hockey — sport imagesize=300px caption=A game of field hockey in progress union=International Hockey Federation nickname=Hockey first=19th century registered= clubs= contact=Yes team=11 players mgender= category=Indoor/Outdoor ball=Hockey ball… …   Wikipedia

• Artificial turf — Artificial turf, or synthetic turf, is a man made surface manufactured from synthetic materials, made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now… …   Wikipedia

• Shorncliffe Redoubt — is a British Napoleonic earthworks fort of great historic importance, as it is the birth place of modern light infantry tactics. The site is approximately 300 feet by 300 feet and is situated on the Kentish Coast in Sandgate, Kent at… …   Wikipedia

• Butt shooting — is a variety of longbow archery where a person will shoot at wedge shaped turfs of earth. On the turfs small round plaster targets would be placed. Such targets were formerly mandated by statute in every parish in England for archers to practice… …   Wikipedia