¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Turfites
1. turfite [n] - See also: turfite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Turfites
Literary usage of Turfites
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Antiquarian (1871)
"... and, with Sir Tatton Sykes, he formed one of the most picturesque and striking
representatives of the old race of turfites to be found ..."
2. Fores's Sporting Notes & Sketches. a Quarterly Magazine Descriptive of (1892)
"SOME NOTABLE turfites. By ' LEVIATHAN.' 'HE mention of Newmarket Heath carries
us back to early Stuart days. Epsom and Doncaster have each a long and ..."
3. The Oriental Sporting Magazine: From June 1828 to June 1833 (1873)
"The unassuming Guzerat turfites appear to be severely handled by SYS, who states
that a bad feeling was evinced towards the Deccan horses in the north last ..."
4. The Fortnightly Review (1872)
"But it has kept the idlers, the voluptuaries, the dunces, the gamblers, the
turfites; it has kept in the great Council of England men who are out of the ..."
Other Resources:
