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turfites

turfites is the plural of turfite.

Meaning of turfite

Noun

turfite (plural turfites)

  1. (colloquial, dated) A horse racing enthusiast.
  2. (colloquial, dated) A blackleg, or notorious gambler.
    • such turfites and men about town1875, Anne Thackeray, Miss Angel, and Fulham Lawn

Questions about turfites

What is turfites the plural of?
Turfites is the plural of turfite.

Words near turfites in the dictionary

  1. turfiness
  2. turfing
  3. turfing out
  4. turfism
  5. turfite
  6. turfites
  7. turfless
  8. turflike
  9. turfline
  10. turfman
  11. turfmen

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