turpin

See also: Turpin

English

Etymology

From Old French [Term?], of Germanic origin: Tur (“god or divine”) + pin (“evergreen tree”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to terrapin?”)

Noun

turpin (plural turpins)

1. (obsolete) Any terrestrial tortoise.

References

• “turpin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• turnip