turves

noun

1. 1.A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
2. 2.A piece of such a layer cut from the soil. May be used as sod to make a lawn, dried for peat, stacked to form earthen structures, etc.
3. 3.A sod of peat used as fuel.
4. 4.The territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own.
5. 5.(with "the") A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses.