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turniping

turniping is the present participle and gerund of turnip.

Meaning of turnip

Verb

turnip (third-person singular simple present turnips, present participle turniping or turnipping, simple past and past participle turniped or turnipped)

  1. (transitive) To plant with turnips.
    • This identical field has been turniped before, and to good account, in a favourable winter.1803, Agricultural Magazine, volume 9, page 32
  2. (transitive) To feed or graze (livestock) on turnips.
    • The Leicesters and half-breds are purchased by farmers who keep no breeding stock: they are well turniped during the winter, and clipped and fattened in the following season.1869, Sheep: Their Breeds, Management, and Diseases, page 328

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Questions about turniping

What is turniping the present participle and gerund of?
Turniping is the present participle and gerund of turnip.

Words near turniping in the dictionary

  1. turnip-cabbages
  2. turnip-headed
  3. turnip-rooted parsley
  4. turnip-rooted parsleys
  5. turniped
  6. turniping
  7. turnipless
  8. turniplike
  9. turnipped
  10. turnipping
  11. turnippy

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