Adjacent Words
Turtle Bayturtle bean
Turtle cowrie
turtle grass
Turtle peg
Turtle pegging
Turtle shell
turtle soup
Turtle, Turtle-dove
turtle-backed
Turtle-dove
Turtle-footed
Turtle-shell
turtledove
turtlehead
turtlelike
turtleneck
turtleneck collar
turtlenecked
turtler
turtling
Turtur vulgaris
turves
TUS
Tuscaloosa
Tuscan
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Merriam Webster's
noun Date: 1872 a raised convex surface • turtleback or turtle-backed adjective
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Turtleback Tur"tle*back`, n. 1. (Arch[ae]ol.) A rude stone celt of a form suggesting the back of a turtle. 2. (Naut.) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, so made to shed the seas quickly.
