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turpin

turpin noun: any terrestrial tortoise.

Noun

turpin (plural turpins)

  1. (obsolete) Any terrestrial tortoise.

Proper noun capitalized: Turpin

Turpin (countable and uncountable, plural Turpins)

  1. A surname.
  2. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
  3. An unincorporated community in King William County, Virginia, United States.

Forms of turpin

Noun
pluralturpins
Proper noun
pluralTurpins

Origin of turpin

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

Words formed from turpin

Questions about turpin

What does turpin mean?
Turpin means any terrestrial tortoise.
What part of speech is turpin?
Turpin can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of turpin?
The plural of turpin is turpins.

Words near turpin in the dictionary

  1. turpentining
  2. turpentiny
  3. turpeth
  4. turpid
  5. turpidly
  6. turpin
  7. Turpinesque
  8. Turpinian
  9. turpins
  10. turpit
  11. turpitude

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