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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, 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...

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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. ...

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

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snapping-turtle
A well-known fresh-water tortoise of the rivers in the United States; Chelydra serpentina. ...

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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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