Turbaries

Turbaries
Turbary Tur"ba*ry, n.; pl. {Turbaries}. [LL. turbaria a place for digging peat, from turba peat. See {Turf}.] (Eng. Law) A right of digging turf on another man's land; also, the ground where turf is dug. [1913 Webster]

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  • turbaries — n. land where peat or turf may be dug up; right of digging peat or turf on land not one s own (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Turbary — Tur ba*ry, n.; pl. {Turbaries}. [LL. turbaria a place for digging peat, from turba peat. See {Turf}.] (Eng. Law) A right of digging turf on another man s land; also, the ground where turf is dug. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • turbary — /terr beuh ree/, n., pl. turbaries. 1. land, or a piece of land, where turf or peat may be dug or cut. 2. Law. the right to cut turf or peat on a common land or on another person s land. [1275 1325; ME turbarye < ML turbaria, equiv. to turb(a)… …   Universalium

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  • turbary — [ tə:b(ə)ri] noun (in full common of turbary) (plural turbaries) Brit. the legal right to cut turf or peat for fuel on common ground or on another person s ground. ↘a place where turf or peat is dug or cut. Origin ME: from Anglo Norman Fr.… …   English new terms dictionary

  • Turbary — The right to cut peat or turf, also the place where these are cut. Most of the hills around Hemyock had turbaries …   Medieval glossary

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