turpin

== English == === Etymology === From Old French [Term?], of Germanic origin: Tur (“god or divine”) + pin (“evergreen tree”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to terrapin?”) === Noun === turpin (plural turpins) (obsolete) Any terrestrial tortoise. === References === “turpin”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === turnip