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turtle-kraal

turtle-kraal is the alternative form of turtle-crawl.

Meaning of turtle-crawl

Noun

turtle-crawl (plural turtle-crawls)

  1. An enclosure or pen in which turtles are kept.
  2. The track or trail of a turtle between its nest and the water.
  3. (idiomatic, informal) A slow or sluggish movement.

Questions about turtle-kraal

What is turtle-kraal the alternative form of?
Turtle-kraal is the alternative form of turtle-crawl.

Words near turtle-kraal in the dictionary

  1. turtle-footed
  2. turtle-head
  3. turtle-heading
  4. turtle-insect
  5. turtle-insects
  6. turtle-kraal
  7. turtle-neck
  8. turtle-neck sweater
  9. turtle-neck sweaters
  10. turtle-necked
  11. turtle-necks

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turtle-kraal (page history and authors); turtle-crawl (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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