Meanings
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1
adj
covered with, consisting of, or resembling turf
The ruined palace stood on a high, turfy slope above the estuary.
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2
adj
relating to horse racing or the racing world
His turfy conversation was full of odds, jockeys, and racecourses.
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Etymology
Formed from turf + -y. The horse-racing sense developed from turf meaning a racecourse and, by extension, the world of horse racing.