peat
See also: Peat
English
Etymology 1
Origin unknown; perhaps a borrowing from an unattested Pictish or Brythonic source.
Pronunciation
Noun
peat (countable and uncountable, plural peats)
- Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel. [from 14th c.]
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Translations
soil
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Further reading
Etymology 2
Compare pet (“a favourite”).
Noun
peat (plural peats)
- (obsolete) A pet, a darling; a woman.
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, I. i. 78 :
- And let it not displease thee, good Bianca, / For I will love thee ne'er the less, my girl. / A pretty peat!
- 1594, William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, I. i. 78 :
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