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Peat Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Peat? [n] partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; used as a fuel when dried Synonyms \| Synonyms for Peat: Related Terms \| Find terms related to Peat: alcohol \| benzine \| briquette \| burnable \| butane \| carbon \| charcoal \| coal \| coke \| combustible \| dope \| ethane \| ethanol \| fireball \| firing \| flammable \| flammable material \| fuel \| fuel additive \| fuel dope \| gas \| gas carbon \| gasoline \| heptane \| hexane \| inflammable \| inflammable material \| isooctane \| jet fuel \| kerosene \| methane \| methanol \| natural gas \| octane \| oil \| paraffin \| pentane \| propane \| propellant \| rocket fuel \| turf See Also \| combustible \| combustible material \| fuel \| vegetable matter Peat In Webster's Dictionary \Peat\, n. [Cf. {Pet} a fondling.] A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.] --Shak. \Peat\, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn better, fr. AS. b?tan to better, mend (a fire), b?t advantage. See {Better}, {Boot} advantage.] 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. {Peat bog}, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in such places; peat moss. {Peat moss}. (a) The plants which, when decomposed, become peat. (b) A fen producing peat. (c) (Bot.) Moss of the genus {Sphagnum}, which often grows abundantly in boggy or peaty places. {Peat reek}, the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with peat as fuel. [Scot.]

Peat Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Peat?

[n] partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; used as a fuel when dried

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See Also | combustible | combustible material | fuel | vegetable matter

Peat In Webster's Dictionary

\Peat\, n. [Cf. {Pet} a fondling.]
A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously.
[Obs.] --Shak.


\Peat\, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make
the fire burn better, fr. AS. b?tan to better, mend (a fire),
b?t advantage. See {Better}, {Boot} advantage.]
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.

{Peat bog}, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in
   such places; peat moss.

{Peat moss}.
(a) The plants which, when decomposed, become peat.
(b) A fen producing peat.
(c) (Bot.) Moss of the genus {Sphagnum}, which often grows
    abundantly in boggy or peaty places.

{Peat reek}, the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the
   peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with
   peat as fuel. [Scot.]

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