turf spade

English

Noun

turf spade (plural turf spades)

1. A long, narrow spade for cutting and digging turf. Various forms exist; some have a side wing at right angles for easily cutting rectangular blocks.

   Synonym: peat spade

   Hypernyms: spade, < hand tool, < tool

   Coordinate term: shovel

Related terms

• turbary

 

Translations

type of spade

• Finnish: piuha (fi)

See also

• peat-smoke

 

References

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