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.

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