turbary

UK: /ˈtɜːbərɪ/ US: (tûr′bə rē)

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tur•ba•ry  (tûr′bə rē), n., pl. -ries. 

1. land, or a piece of land, where turf or peat may be dug or cut.
2. Law the right to cut turf or peat on a common land or on another person's land.

• Medieval Latin turbāria, equivalent. to turb(a) turf + -āria -ary¹
• Middle English turbarye 1275–1325

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turbary / ˈtɜːbərɪ/ noun ( -ries)

1. land where peat or turf is cut or has been cut
2. Also called: common of turbary (in England) the legal right to cut peat for fuel on a common

Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French turbarie, from Medieval Latin turbāria, from turba peat, turf