Meaning of turves | Babel Free
Definitions
A village in Whittlesey parish, Fenland district, Cambridgeshire, England (OS grid ref TL3396).
Equivalents
Português
turves
Examples
“"It's an old custom the people had when they bought and sold land⟳. They used to cut⟳ out a clod and hand it over to the buyer, and you weren't lawfully seised of your land⟳ - it didn't really belong⟳ to you - till the other fellow had actually given you a piece of it - like⟳ this." He held out the turves.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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