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peat
/piːt/
noun 2name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
large, nearby, pretty, used
VERB + PEAT
buried, hole, like
PEAT + NOUN
bacon, moss, we'd
PREP.
in, in, with
ADV.
also, such
Definitions
noun
1
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
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!
noun
1
A pet, a darling; a woman.
And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!
name
1
A surname transferred from the given name.
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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 di
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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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If ashes were flour and peat was bacon, we'd eat bacon pancakes every day.
Tatoeba · #40036904
Pete does not like peat.
Tatoeba · #1052245305
Like coal, peat can also be burnt as fuel.
Tatoeba · #1052247606
Is peat a type of podzol?
Tatoeba · #10522477Usage Notes
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