turps

British  

/ tɜːps /

noun

1. short for turpentine

2. slang alcoholic drink, esp beer (esp in the phrase on the turps )

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Example Sentences

Now I entered a room that seemed to withdraw from me and stood, hesitating, in the doorway, like an uninvited guest, inhaling the familiar smells of oil paint and turps.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019

Oh no, you'll always get your turps topped up Chez Small Talk, Lawro.

From The Guardian • Jul. 28, 2011

To this end he would whip up weird mayonnaises of wax, turps, asphaltum, eggs, resin and oil.

From Time Magazine Archive

Long, flexible brushes holding plenty of136 colour are used and the fat oil thinned if necessary with clear turps.

From Pottery, for Artists Craftsmen & Teachers by Cox, George J.

Many prefer paraffine oil rather than boiled oil or turps for thinning down both black and colored inks.

From Paper and Printing Recipes A Handy Volume of Practical Recipes, Concerning the Every-Day Business of Stationers, Printers, Binders, and the Kindred Trades by Ford, J. Sawtelle