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turf-fire

turf-fire noun: a fire fuelled by dried peat turves.

Noun

turf-fire (plural turf-fires)

  1. A fire fuelled by dried peat turves.
    • One of his men offered to sit up, and try to discover who it was that did it; and, having kindled a good turf-fire, sat by it to watch. Sleep, however, overcame him, and when he awoke about midnight, he saw sitting opposite him a rough shaggy being.1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 396

Forms of turf-fire

pluralturf-fires

Questions about turf-fire

What does turf-fire mean?
Turf-fire means a fire fuelled by dried peat turves.
What part of speech is turf-fire?
Turf-fire is a noun.
What is the plural of turf-fire?
The plural of turf-fire is turf-fires.

Words near turf-fire in the dictionary

  1. turf spades
  2. turf toe
  3. turf toes
  4. turf war
  5. turf wars
  6. turf-fire
  7. turf-fires
  8. turf-roof
  9. turf-roofed
  10. turf-roofs
  11. turfage

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