Turves

noun

1. A layer of earth covered with grass; sod.
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. A sod of peat used as fuel.
4. The territory claimed by a person, gang, etc. as their own.
5. (with "the") A racetrack; or the sport of racing horses.