The Collaborative International Dictionary
Turfite \Turf"ite\, n.
A votary of the turf, or race course; hence, sometimes, a
blackleg. [Colloq.]
--Thackeray.
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context colloquial dated English) A votary of the turf, or racecourse. 2 (context colloquial dated English) A blackleg, or notorious gambler.
Usage examples of "turfite".
When the history of our decline and fall comes to be Written by some Australian Gibbon, the historian may choose the British bully and turfite to set alongside of the awful creatures who preyed on the rich fools of wicked old Rome.
Donal felt every time a greedy, gape-mouthed turfite rubbed against him on the way to place his next bet.
It represented a broad-shouldered, bearded man, dressed in the fashion affected by turfites and lovers of horse-flesh, standing beside a pedestal on which were piled a variety of racing cups and trophies.