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torpids

torpids noun: a series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term.

Noun

torpids pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, plural, plural-only, Oxford University) A series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term.

Origin of torpids

From torpid + -s, since the boats used were slower than those in other races.

Questions about torpids

What does torpids mean?
Torpids means a series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term.
What part of speech is torpids?
Torpids is a noun.

Words near torpids in the dictionary

  1. torpid
  2. torpidities
  3. torpidity
  4. torpidly
  5. torpidness
  6. torpids
  7. torpified
  8. torpifies
  9. torpify
  10. torpifying
  11. torpitude

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