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To cover with an artificial grass-like material.
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Something that bounds or jumps.
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(especially golf) A torn-up piece of turf, especially by a golf club in making a stroke or by a horse's hoof.
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A piece of turf cut from grassland.
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(martial arts) A strike performed by jumping forward and hitting the opponent with the knee.
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The premier steeplechase (horse race over fences) in the United Kingdom
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A sport played on horseback where points are scored by shooting a ball through a high net.
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Alternative form of cottabus [An ancient game played by throwing wine at metal disks or pans, trying to knock them down or make them sink in a basin of water.]
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Alternative spelling of pom-pom-pull-away [A tag game played by children; a possible predecessor of the game of British bulldog.]
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A member of a pool, for example in financial trading.
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The open space in front of a racecourse stand, used for betting purposes.
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(sports, equestrianism) A sporting competition where horses are ridden around a course consisting of several jumps, to demonstrate the skill of both the rider and the horse.
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A member of skateboarding subculture, characterized by dingy and baggy clothes, and often wallet chains.
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(obsolete) The game of skittles.
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Someone who skins animals.
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(US, sports, slang) The distinctive blue ground of the Bronco Stadium, Idaho, United States.
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(hiking) The last person in the line of hikers that is responsible for ensuring no one gets separated from the group.
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Alternative form of trampette [A small trampoline.]
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(horse racing, UK) The three greatest thoroughbred races of the year restricted to three-year-olds: the 2,000 Guineas Stakes, Derby Stakes (aka "Epsom Derby"), and St. Leger Stakes
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The right to cut turf from a turbary on a common or in some cases, another person's land.
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(countable) A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
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(countable) A private domain, especially in academic settings
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(colloquial, dated) A horse racing enthusiast.
adv
(rare) In terms of turf.
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