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• a  of or pertaining to or of the nature of peat

• The season's first whiff of drawing-room comedy, Spring Meeting is not the usual neat English specimen, but very Irish and a trifle peaty: politely eccentric and richly brogued.
• Because their peaty soils oxidize when exposed to air, delta islands converted to farmland have been sinking, leaving humans and wildlife increasingly vulnerable to flooding in the .
• In the peaty soil that now covers the crannogs, Raftery and his assistant have uncovered 17 dugout canoes beautifully hollowed from the solid trunks of great oaks.

News & Articles

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• Woman, dog who nearly drowned reunite with rescuer
  A month ago, Nanette Cornelius and her dog Peaty almost drowned near the Castle Hot Springs boat ramp.
  Oct. 1, 2013 - CBS 5 Phoenix

Quotes

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• Gary Kubiak in InsideHouston.com (subscription)
  I thought Peaty (DeMarcus Faggins) and Fletch (Jamar Fletcher) played well last week,Kubiak said. "They didn't play poorly this week, but I thought they probably played a little better last week."