turf-roof
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Noun
turf-roof (plural turf-roofs)
- A roof of a building covered over with turf.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 42:
- He thought it was too far to take the cow to the field where she generally grazed, so it struck him he would put her on the roof; the cottage had a turf-roof, and there was a splendid crop of grass growing there.
Translations
roof covered with turf
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