Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A common name of three species of wild goat found in the Caucasus, but more particularly of Capra caucasica, which inhabits the central Caucasus. This animal has horns, with a somewhat spiral curve, approaching one another at the tips.
  • noun An abbreviation of Turkey; of Turkish.
  • noun The urus.

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  • noun (Zoöl.) The urus.

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  • noun A species of wild goat, Capra caucasia, native to the western Caucasus.

Etymologies

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From Russian тур.

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Examples

  • Polio XI. incipit Prologus S. Hieronymi; & ad calcem Apocalypfis (qW5 termiDatur fblio verfo) habetur clauiula qusedam, in qua. editio ipfa delcrrbi 'tur his Verbis t In lujui quidem matgttte finguloium locorum concorduniiAe dili' genter annotatae lunt: nothinum Hebratcotum interpretationts Jolito more anneBuft 'tur\ una cam tahula alphabtiica fingidas Hifiorias totius Bibi. ae accuratiffime rt» ioUigente* CorrsS.a injuper ac Jtudiofifftme emendata per do£liJfimum in Jacris fd - tt -

    Specimen historico criticum editionum italicarum saeculi XV 1794

  • & fkmiliamm, ntmirum ubi diverfa antea Reipublic* forma -, in Menar - chiam nuitatur, aut move tur loco, qui hactenus geflìt Principatufn, aut de - piqué regnatrix domus con ver ti tur*

    Marci Zuerii Boxhornii ... Institutionum politicarum libri duo: Editio altera, priori longè ... Marcus Zuerius Boxhorn 1657

  • Among them were the European bison, the Caucasian tur, which is a type of wild goat, wild boar and the leopard.

    WalesOnline - Home 2009

  • In conjunction with the verb "tur" surely the Genetive marks the recipient; "tur- + Gen." ~ "give to".

    Ipa ama hen 2010

  • The word is also used as the object of verbs (such as tur 'to give') that normally involve religious offerings (LL 6.xviii: ture acil caticaθ luθ celθim), so it really seems that this object is some kind of possible offering to the gods.

    Archive 2008-03-01 2008

  • The word is also used as the object of verbs (such as tur 'to give') that normally involve religious offerings (LL 6.xviii: ture acil caticaθ luθ celθim), so it really seems that this object is some kind of possible offering to the gods.

    What are Etruscans doing with those eggs? 2008

  • He _is_ too big, -- that's a fact; but he's so like a human cre'tur ', I'd jest abaout as lieves slarter Orrin.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 Various

  • Peter; but to others it comes like a gert an 'tur'ble storm -- oh, that it do!

    The Broad Highway Jeffery Farnol 1915

  • "Well, this is handy," said he; "I was gettin 'tur'ble dry, and was thinkin' I would have to climb way down to the creek in all this rain."

    Arizona Nights Stewart Edward White 1909

  • I should say as it was a judgment on him for the way he's treated that sweet young cre'tur 'as he parted from her child, -- for he's got that fond of him an' that set on him an 'that proud of him as he's a'most drove mad by what's happened.

    Little Lord Fauntleroy Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886

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