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Definitions for Peat

[1] a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
[2] such vegetable matter used as fertilizer or fuel.
[3] a merry young girl; darling (used as a term of endearment).
[4] a compact brownish deposit of partially decomposed vegetable matter saturated with water: found in uplands and bogs in temperate and cold regions and used as a fuel (when dried) and as a fertilizer (as modifier ) peat bog
[5] a piece of dried peat for use as fuel
[6] archaic , derogatory a person, esp a woman
[7] obsolete a term of endearment for a girl or woman

Words related to Peat

marshland, wetlands, lowland, turf, soil, lawn, grass, sod, dirt, territory, track, terrain, earth, ground, moss, fen, mire, quagmire, marsh, slough

Words nearby Peat

peasecod, peasecod breastplate, peasen, peashooter, peasouper, peat, peat bog, peat moss, peat pot, peat reek, peatland

Origin of Peat

2First recorded in 1560–70; origin uncertain

Word origin for Peat

C16: of uncertain origin

Synonyms for Peat

lowland, marshland, wetlands, fen, marsh, mire, morass, moss, quag, quagmire, slough, sump