Turf

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.

Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See Peat.

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

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

surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots