Wiktionary:Word of the day/2024/December 5

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Word of the day
for December 5
turbary n (soil science)
  1. (uncountable) Peatland from which peat or turf may be cut for fuel; (countable) a piece of such land; a peat bog.
  2. (uncountable, by extension)
    1. (law) In full common of turbary: the right to cut peat or turf from peatland on a common or another person's land.
    2. (obsolete) Material extracted from peatland; peat.

Today is declared by the United Nations to be World Soil Day to recognize the importance of soil as a vital part of nature and a contributor to human well-being. It was first commemorated 10 years ago in 2014.

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