partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
"After digging through the bog to collect damp peat, we spread it out in the sun so it would dry enough to burn in our stove during winter."
Soil formed of dead but not fully decayed plants found in bog areas, often burned as fuel.
"The old man cooed at his cat, calling her peat while she purred in his lap."
A pet, a darling; a woman.
A surname, from given names.
"The local historian explained that the MacPeat family name originated as a surname derived from various given names in Scotland."
The word "peat" comes from Northern Middle English and may have originated from an ancient Celtic language. If this connection is correct, its original meaning was "portion" or "piece."