Talk:turpin

Don't know the etymology, but this is the word still in use in Pitkern, the dialect of the Pitcairn Islanders.The giant tortoise introduced there many decades ago is known as a Turpin, and the sea turtles are known as sea-turpins. Sometimes abbreviated to "turpy". Ptilinopus (talk) 11:34, 21 November 2013 (UTC)