单词 | turbit |
释义 | turbit[ tur-bit ] / ˈtɜr bɪt / nounone of a breed of domestic pigeons having a stout, roundish body, a short head and beak, and a ruffled breast and neck. Origin of turbit1680–90; variant of turbot; apparently because, like the fish, the bird is toplike in outline Words nearby turbitturbine, turbine blade, turbinectomy, turbine ventilator, turbinotomy, turbit, turbo, turbocar, turbocharge, turbocharger, turbo-electric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for turbit
British Dictionary definitions for turbitturbit / (ˈtɜːbɪt) / nouna crested breed of domestic pigeon Word Origin for turbitC17: from Latin turbō spinning top, with reference to the bird's shape; compare turbot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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