EuroLex/E/Turf

turf


 * Original language: English
 * Original form and meaning: n. 1a 'a layer of grass etc. with earth and matted roots, as the surface of grassland', 3a 'horse-racing', 3b 'the racecourse for horse racing'

(Note: If the status is not specifically indicated then the word is stylistically neutral and generally used; if earlier meaning and status equals current use the former may be expressed by writing "dito". Cf. also the project guidelines.)


 * Annotations: * DEA = Dictionary of European Anglicisms by Manfred Görlach (2001), Oxford: OUP.; ** CODEE = The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology by T.F. Hoad (1986), Oxford: Clarendon.


 * Information on Other Languages: Romanian: turf [turf], end19c, via French, meaning: 3a,b, status: not (or no longer) recognized as English (technical); Russian: torf, via German, meaning: 1a, status: not (or no longer) recognized as English;

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