Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turf-fire

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.75 in modern English

Syllables: tur-f--fire
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fire fuelled by dried peat turves.

Example Sentences

"One of his men offered to sit up, and try to discover who it was that did it; and, having kindled a good turf-fire, sat by it to watch. Sleep, however, overcame him, and when he awoke about midnight, he saw sitting opposite him a rough shaggy being."

Inflected Forms

turf-fires (plural)

Questions

What does turf-fire mean?: A fire fuelled by dried peat turves.

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