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tirve
▪ I. † tirve, v.1 Obs. Forms: 4–6 tirue, tyrue (= -ve), 4 turue (= -ve), (5 terve), 6 tirve, tyrff. [Not in OE.; known from 1300. Identical in meaning with tirr v. (which seems to be a reduced form of the same word), and tirl v.2 App. distinct in sense from next; but, formally, *tyrfan and *tierfan ...
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tuyre
† tuyre app. erron. f. tirve v.213.. E.E. Allit. P. B. 1234 Ȝet nolde neuer Nabugo þis ilke note leue, Er he hade tuyred þis toun & torne hit to grounde.
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topsy-turve
† topsy-turve, v. Obs. rare—1. In 7 topsie-. [Back-formation from next: cf. tirve v.2] = prec.1603 Florio Montaigne ii. xii. 337 Confounding and topsie-turving the visage of all things.
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turfel
† turfel, a. Obs. rare—1. In 6 turfill. [Deriv. of tirve v.2; cf. turfed a.] Of a hat: Furnished with a turn or cock.1558 Richmond Wills (Surtees) 126 Inventory 21 January, 1 Mary. In ye Shoppe. Inprimis, xxxj feltts, ij turfill hatts, ij ruggid hatts.
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tirr
tirr, v. Sc. and n. dial. (tɪr, tɜːr) Also 6–7 tyr, tyrr, 6–9 tir, 7 tirre, 9 terr. [app. a reduced form of tirve v.1 in same sense (see quot. 1553 in 1 b), and cf. Sc. ser' for serve, turris for turves.] 1. trans. To strip or tear off (a covering, esp. the thatch, slates, or roofing of a house).157...
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tarf
† tarf, n. Obs. [A deriv. of tirve v. to turn: cf. turf n.2] The turn or facing of a cap.1545 Rates of Customs A viij, Cappes with syngle tarfs the dossen xiii. s. iiii d. 1555 W. Watreman Fardle of Facions ii. xi. 245 Then aftrewarde are thei [Janizarie] chosen into souldie, and haue giuen them..a ...
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tyrle
▪ I. tirl, n.1 Chiefly Sc. (tɜːl, Sc. tɛrl) Also 5–8 tirle, 6 tirrill, 7 tirrle, turle. [app. related to tirl v.3] 1. A round or turn at doing anything; a slight experience or trial of something; a touch, taste.c 1660 J. Guthrie in Union Mag. Oct. (1902) 463 Many a man has touched the cross, and it ...
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tyrf
▪ I. turf, n.1 (tɜːf) Forms: 1– turf; also 4–7 turfe, 4–5 torf, 4 (8–9 dial.) turff, 6–7 turffe, (5 turfh, 6 turph, tourffe, torve, towrve, 6–7 turue, turve, 7 turfth, terf, turph); 6 toure, Sc. 6– turr, (8–9 toor, ture, 9 tour, -e, etc.). pl. 1 tyrf; 3–6 turues (v), (4–5 -uys, 6 Sc. -uis), 4–7 toru...
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topsy-turvy
topsy-turvy, adv. (a., n., and v.) (ˌtɒpsɪˈtɜːvɪ) Forms: α. 6 topsy tervy, tyrvy, turuie, turvy; 6– topsy-turvy, (8–9 -turvey). Also 6 topsituruie, -turuy, 7 -turvy, -turvie, topsi-turvi, top-si-turvy; 6 topsie turuie, -vie, -vey, 6–7 -turuy, 7 -turvie, -turvy; 7 topse-turvie. See also the inverted ...
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