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peats

peats is the plural of peat.

Meaning of peat

Noun (1)

peat (countable and uncountable, plural peats)

  1. Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
    • On the return journey the engine ran short of coal, and came to a stand near Penygroes through shortage of steam. Fortunately, there was some peat in a nearby field, which the enginemen dug and the directors helped to carry to the engine. Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!1958 September, J. M. Dunn, “The Afonwen Line—1”, in Railway Magazine, pages 595-596

Noun (2)

peat (plural peats)

  1. (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
    • And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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What is peats the plural of?
Peats is the plural of peat.

Words near peats in the dictionary

  1. peatmosses
  2. peatries
  3. Peatross
  4. Peatrosses
  5. peatry
  6. peats
  7. Peats Ridge
  8. peatsmoke
  9. peatstack
  10. peatstacks
  11. peatswamp

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