turpin

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

From Old French [Term?], of Germanic origin: Tur (“god or divine”) + pin (“evergreen tree”).

"It's peaceful here, Mama Turpin." — Erik Dorn, Ben Hecht
Turpin, Edna Henry Lee, Classic Fables. — Children's Literature: A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes, Charles Madison Curry
Masses sung by, for Robin Hood, 318 TURPIN. — Hero-Myths & Legends of the British Race, M. I. (Maud Isabel) Ebbutt

Dick Turpin

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