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turps

(tûrps)

pl.n. (used with a sing. verb) Informal

Turpentine.

[Shortening and alteration of turpentine.]

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turps

(tɜːps)

n (functioning as singular)

1. (Chemistry) Brit short for turpentine³

2. (Brewing) slang Austral and NZ alcoholic drink, esp beer (esp in the phrase on the turps)

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Noun

turps - volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally

oil of turpentine, spirit of turpentine, turpentine

essential oil, volatile oil - an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings

gum terpentine, turpentine - obtained from conifers (especially pines)

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trementina

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