What does peat mean?
Peat means Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel..
Peat
/piːt/ · noun
Meaning
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel..
Definitions by Sense
- Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
- (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
Example Sentences
On the return journey the engine ran short of coal, and came to a stand near Penygroes through shortage of steam. Fortunately, there was some peat in a nearby field, which the enginemen dug and the directors helped to carry to the engine. Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!
And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!
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Word Forms
- peats
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On the return journey the engine ran short of coal, and came to a stand near Penygroes through shortage of steam. Fortunately, there was some peat in a nearby field, which the enginemen dug and the directors helped to carry to the engine. Steam was soon raised and the story had a happy ending!
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