n. [ Cf. Pet a fondling. ] A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn better, fr. AS. bētan to better, mend (a fire), bōt advantage. See Better, Boot advantage. ] A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations, where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is often dried and used for fuel. [ 1913 Webster ]
Peat bog,
Peat moss.
Peat reek,
a. Composed of peat; abounding in peat; resembling peat. [ 1913 Webster ]