name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
turpin
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name
Meaning 2
An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
An unincorporated community in King William County, Virginia, United States.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
Any terrestrial tortoise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
English highwayman (1706-1739)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Dick Turpin
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Broader terms: highjacker, highwayman, hijacker, road agent
History
Etymology
From Old French [Term?], of Germanic origin: Tur (“god or divine”) + pin (“evergreen tree”).
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