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Webster 1913 Edition
Turbary
Tur′ba-ry
,Noun.
pl.
Turbaries
(#)
. (Eng. Law)
A right of digging turf on another man’s land; also, the ground where turf is dug.
Webster 1828 Edition
Turbary
TUR'BARY
,Noun.
1.
In law, a right of digging turf on another man's land. Common of turbary, is the liberty which a tenant enjoys of digging turf on the lord's waste.2.
The place where turf is dug.Definition 2024
turbary
turbary
English
Noun
turbary (plural turbaries)
- A piece of peatland from which turf may be cut for fuel.
- Material extracted from a turbary.
- The right to cut turf from a turbary on a common or in some cases, another person's land.
Usage notes
The third sense is more fully expressed legally as common of turbary.