| turps (tûrps) pl.n. Informal (used with a sing. verb) Turpentine. [Shortening and alteration of turpentine.] |
turps [tɜːps]
n (functioning as singular)
1. (Chemistry) Brit short for turpentine [3]
2. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) Austral and NZ slang alcoholic drink, esp beer (esp in the phrase on the turps)
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| Noun | 1. |  turps - volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinallyessential oil, volatile oil - an oil having the odor or flavor of the plant from which it comes; used in perfume and flavorings gum terpentine, turpentine - obtained from conifers (especially pines) |
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