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shilpad

shilpad is the alternative form of shellpad.

Meaning of shellpad

Noun

shellpad (plural not attested)

  1. (dialectal, no plural, rare) A turtle or tortoise.
    • Of other he was called shilpad, that is to say, shelt-toad; for that he, being a short grundy, and of little stature, did ride commonly with a great broad hat, as a churl of the country.1868, John Foxe, The Church Historians of England

Forms of shilpad

pluralshilpads

Questions about shilpad

What is shilpad the alternative form of?
Shilpad is the alternative form of shellpad.

Words near shilpad in the dictionary

  1. Shilong
  2. Shilonite
  3. Shilonites
  4. Shilou
  5. Shilpa
  6. shilpad
  7. shilpads
  8. Shilpi
  9. Shilton
  10. Shilton and Barnacle
  11. shily

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