turbary
/ˈtɜrbəri/
noun
- The right to cut peat (turf) from a particular area of land, especially in historical or legal contexts.
- The family still holds turbary on the bog behind their farm.
- In medieval times, turbary was an important privilege for local farmers.
- The old deed granted the villagers turbary rights on the common land.
- A place where peat is cut or has been cut.
- The turbary was used for generations to provide fuel for the village.
- We explored the abandoned turbary, with its dark, water-filled pits.
- They walked across the old turbary, now overgrown with heather.