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Definition of peat

peat

/piːt/
peat
Plural:peats
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Adjective:peaty
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• noun

1

A brown, soil-like deposit composed of partially decomposed vegetable matter (especially sphagnum moss) formed in waterlogged, acidic bogs and fens, widely used in gardening to condition soil and dried for use as fuel.

Example

"In parts of Scotland and Ireland, dried peat has traditionally been burned to heat homes and to smoke malted barley for whiskey."

2

Scottish A single cut block or brick of dried bog turf prepared for burning on a fire.

Example

"He stacked several dry peats beside the hearth before the winter storm arrived."

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peasant
peasantry
peashooter
peat
peat moss
peatland
peaty

Word Origin & Etymology

First recorded in Middle English and Anglo-Latin (as pete or peta) in Scotland and northern England, likely of Celtic origin and related to the root of 'piece', referring to a cut block of turf.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Peat. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/peat
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