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turbit
[ tur-bit ]
/ ˈtɜr bɪt /
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noun
one of a breed of domestic pigeons having a stout, roundish body, a short head and beak, and a ruffled breast and neck.
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Origin of turbit
1680–90; variant of turbot; apparently because, like the fish, the bird is toplike in outline
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How to use turbit in a sentence
Soup top and bottom (white and brown), removed by turbit and sammon with immense boles of lobster-sauce.
The History of Samuel Titmarsh|William Makepeace ThackerayThe Pouter inflates both its true crop and œsophagus; the Turbit inflates in a much less degree the œsophagus alone.
The direction and length of certain feathers have been much modified, as in the hood of the Jacobin and the frill of the Turbit.
British Dictionary definitions for turbit
turbit
/ (ˈtɜːbɪt) /
noun
a crested breed of domestic pigeon
Word Origin for turbit
C17: from Latin turbō spinning top, with reference to the bird's shape; compare turbot
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