Filthy Language

turpeyl, var. TIRPEIL Obs., fear.

turph, -y, obs. ff. TURF, TURFY.

'turpid a. rare [irreg. f. L. turp-is ugly, unsightly, foul, disgraceful + ID, after torpid, etc.] Base, filthy, worthless. Hence 'turpidly adv

'turpie, a. Obs. rare [f. L. turpi-s in quot. after the L. phrase turpe lucrum (see FILTHY a. 4b).] Filthy.

'turpify, v. rare [ad. L. turpificare (recorded only in pa. pple. turpificatus) to make filthy, foul, or bad, f. L. turpi-s + ficare: see prec. and -FY] trans. To make foul or filthy; to befoul, besmirch.

turpin. Obs. rare. A fanciful name for, or appellation of, the hare.

from The Oxford English Dictionary