turfing-spade

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

TURF'ING-SPADE, noun An instrument for under-cutting turf, when marked out by the plow. TURF'-MOSS, noun A tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land. TURF'-SPADE, noun A spade for cutting and digging turf, longer and narrower than the common spade.
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