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1. (n.) peat
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. peat
such vegetable matter used as fertilizer or fuel.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME pete (cf. AL peta), of obscure orig.)
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1. (noun) peat
partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
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1. (noun) peat
a small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously
2. (noun) peat
a substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel
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