Turfing

turf  (tûrf)

n. pl. turfs also turves (tûrvz)

1.

a. A surface layer of earth containing a dense growth of grass and its matted roots; sod.

b. An artificial substitute for such a grassy layer, as on a playing field.

2. A piece cut from a layer of earth or sod.

3. A piece of peat that is burned for use as fuel.

4. Slang

a. The range of the authority or influence of a person, group, or thing; a bailiwick: "a bureaucracy ... concerned with turf, promotions, the budget, and protecting the retirement system" Harper's.

b. A geographical area; a territory.

c. The area claimed by a gang, as of youths, as its personal territory.

5. Sports

a. A racetrack.

b. The sport or business of racing horses.

tr.v. turfed, turf·ing, turfs

1. To spread with turf: turfed the front yard.

2. Chiefly British Slang To displace or eject.

3. Slang To kill: "These guys can't . . . make sure nobody gets turfed" Scott Turow.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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turfy adj.