snapping-turtle

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• snapping-turtle

  (Genus, chelonura.) A reptile common to all parts of the United States, so named from its propensity...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• Snapping

  ·- ·adj & ·noun from Snap, v. II. Snapping ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of <<Snap>>. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Turtle

  ·noun The <<Turtledove>>. II. Turtle ·noun The curved plate in which the form is held in a type-rev...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• turtle

  The well-known marine reptile described by early navigators as "reasonable toothsom meate." The horn...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Turtle, Turtle-dove

  Its peculiar peaceful and gentle habit its often referred to in Scripture. A pair was offered in sac...

  Easton's Bible Dictionary

• Sea turtle

  ·- The sea pigeon, or guillemot. II. Sea turtle ·- Any one of several very large species of cheloni...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Turtle peg

  ·add. ·- A sharp steel spear attached to a cord, used in taking sea turtles. ...

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• Turtle-footed

  ·adj Slow-footed. ...

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• Turtle-shell

  ·noun The turtle cowrie. ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• mud-turtle

  The popular name of a reptile common in all parts of the United States. Marsh Tortoise and Mud Terra...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.

• green turtle

  The common name for the edible turtle, which does not yield tortoise-shell. ...

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• turtle-crawl

  A shallow lagoon, wherein turtles are kept. ...

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• turtle-peg

  A socketed pointed iron on a staff; it is slightly barbed, and is a special tool for sticking turtle...

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• Turtle, Turtledove

  Turtur auritus (Heb. tor). The name is phonetic, evidently derived from the plaintive cooing of the ...

  William Smith's Bible Dictionary

• turn a turtle, to

  To take the animal by seizing a flipper, and throwing him on his back, which renders him quite helpl...

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