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What is another word for Turbary?

Pronunciation: [tˈɜːbəɹi] (IPA)

Turbary, which refers to the right to cut turf or peat from a bog or moor, has several synonyms that can be used in its place. One synonym is "peat cutting," which is a more straightforward way to describe the act of cutting turf or peat. Another word that can be used is "firewood gathering," which highlights the fact that the purpose of cutting turf or peat is to use it as a fuel source. "Moss cutting" is another synonym that emphasizes the type of area in which the cutting is occurring, while "mire cropping" is a more technical term that is often used in academic or scientific contexts.
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I had a few words with the agent about the Turbary this morning, and maybe you're better without me.
"Three Plays"
Padraic Colum
Would you give me the red cow you have and the mountainy ram, and the right of way across your rye path, and a load of dung at Michaelmas, and Turbary upon the western hill?
"The Playboy of the Western World"
J. M. Synge
In olden times, before coal was in general use, Moss Lake Fields were used as a "Turbary," a word derived from the French word Tourbiere, a turf field.
"Recollections of Old Liverpool"
A Nonagenarian

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