turps

/ (tɜːps) /

noun (functioning as singular)

British short for turpentine (def. 3)

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

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Words nearby turps

turpentine, turpentine tree, turpeth, Turpin, turpitude, turps, turquoise, turquoise green, turret, turreted, turret lathe

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Example sentences 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

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