▪ I. † turpin1 Obs. rare.
A fanciful name for, or appellation of, the hare.
| a 1325 Names of Hare in Rel. Ant. I. 133 He shal saien on oreisoun In þe worshipe of þe hare..The scotewine, the skikart, The turpin, the tirart. |
▪ II. † turpin2
obs. abbreviated f. turpentine.
| 1688 R. Holme Armoury ii. 80/1 The Turpin, or Turpentine Tree [hath] the leaves smooth, four on a side. |