Peat

  • 91peat — 1) tape 2) pate …

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  • 92peat n — repeat v …

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  • 93peat — noun partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel. Derivatives peaty adjective (peatier, peatiest). Origin ME: from Anglo Latin peta …

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  • 94peat — UK [piːt] / US [pɪt] noun [uncountable] a type of soil consisting of decaying plants that can also be used as fuel …

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  • 95peat — [piːt] noun [U] a type of soil that consists of decaying plants. It can be used as fuel …

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  • 96peat — /pit / (say peet) noun 1. a highly organic soil (more than fifty per cent combustible) of partially decomposed vegetable matter, in marshy or damp regions, drained and cultivated, cut out and dried for use as fuel. 2. such vegetable matter as a… …

  • 97peat — A material consisting of decayed plants which grew in swamp or bog in the geological past. Valuable for covering ground, even used as fuel in certain parts of the world. 27 Am J2d Em D § 279 …

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  • 98peat — see PIECE …

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  • 99peat — n. 1 vegetable matter decomposed in water and partly carbonized, used for fuel, in horticulture, etc. 2 a cut piece of this. Derivatives: peaty adj. Etymology: ME f. AL peta, perh. f. Celt.: cf. PIECE …

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  • 100peat moss — noun Date: 1880 sphagnum …

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