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BNC: 5650 COCA: 14312

peat

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
peat /ˈpiːt/ noun
peat
/ˈpiːt/
noun
Learner's definition of PEAT
[noncount]
: a dark material made of decaying plants that is burned for heat or added to garden soil泥煤;泥炭

— peaty

/ˈpiːti/ adjective peatier; peatiest
BNC: 5650 COCA: 14312

peat

1 of 2

noun (1)

often attributive
1
2
: partially carbonized vegetable tissue formed by partial decomposition in water of various plants (such as mosses of the genus Sphagnum)
peaty adjective

peat

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a bold lively woman

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English pete piece of peat, from Medieval Latin peta, probably of Celtic origin; akin to Cornish peyth bit, Welsh peth thing

Noun (2)

origin unknown

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1566, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of peat was in the 14th century
BNC: 5650 COCA: 14312

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