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turfless

turfless adjective: without turf.

Adjective

turfless (not comparable)

  1. Without turf.
    • The company cooking utensils were scoured every day, and the camp was as clean as bare, turfless earth could be.1867, J. W. De Forest, Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty

Origin of turfless

From turf + -less.

Questions about turfless

What does turfless mean?
Turfless means without turf.
What part of speech is turfless?
Turfless is an adjective.

Words near turfless in the dictionary

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

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