turf spade

noun

A long, narrow spade for cutting and digging turf. Various forms exist; some have a side wing at right angles for easily cutting rectangular blocks.

Similar
peat spade
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounturf spade (plural turf spades)

plural turf spades

  1. A long, narrow spade for cutting and digging turf. Various forms exist; some have a side wing at right angles for easily cutting rectangular blocks.

    Synonyms: peat spade

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA long, narrow spade for cutting and digging turf. Various forms exist; some have a side wing at right angles for easily cutting rectangular blocks.

Similar
peat spade
Also see
peat spade

Translations

Finnish piuha
  • piuhatype of spade
Scottish Gaelic tairsgeir, treidhsgeir
  • tairsgeirtype of spade
  • treidhsgeirtype of spade
  • toirsgian (Wester Ross, Lochalsh)type of spade
  • fàl (Argyll)type of spade
Cite this entry
APA

turf spade. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turf%20spade

MLA

“turf spade.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turf%20spade. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “turf spade,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/turf%20spade.

Source: turf spade on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.