noun
- plural of turbary; areas of land where peat is dug or cut for fuel
Usage: historical; British
Examples
- The ancient turbaries provided fuel for the village throughout winter.
- Rights to cut peat from the local turbaries were carefully regulated.
- Many old turbaries have now been converted into nature reserves.
- The family held traditional rights to several turbaries in the area.
- Archaeological evidence was found in the dried turbaries.
- Modern heating made the turbaries less economically important.