turps

/ (tɜːps) /

noun (functioning as singular)

Australian and NZ slang alcoholic drink, esp beer (esp in the phrase on the turps)

Nearby words

turpentine tree, turpeth, turpin, turpin, dick, turpitude, turps, turquoise, turquoise green, turret, turret lathe, turreted

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Examples from the Web for turps

He had a piece of clean rag in his tool bag, and there was a can of turps in the room.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell
English japans sometimes contain light petroleum, but no turps.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 3|Various
For oil painting place a thin calico or canvas on the backs, and colour with the tints you desire, mixed in oil and turps.
Practical Taxidermy|Montagu Browne
Moistening the rag slightly with turps he carefully removed the paint from Sweater's sleeve.
The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists|Robert Tressell

"I rubbed it out with turps and the knife," faltered Bessie.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling