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tortouse (s.xiii2)
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tortouse (s.xiii2)

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turtouse  
  FEW:  tartarucus *13/i,125a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  tortue (tortouse)  DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  tortoise n.  MED:  tortuse n.  DMLBS:  tortuca 3459c
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

rept.zool.tortoise, reptile of the family Testudinidae: 
( s.xiii2; MS: c.1400 )  Testudo, gallice tortouse  Alph 185
( c.1300; MS: s.xivin )  quissét limaçons de boys, ceo est a dire turtouses  A-N Med ii 162

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See also:

tortue1 
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