Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for TUR'TLE
TUR'TLE, n. [Sax. id; Fr. tourterelle; L. turtur; Gaelic, turtuir; It. tortora, tortola, tortorella.]
- A gallinaceous fowl, the Columba Turtur; called also the turtle dove, and turtle pigeon. It is a wild species, frequenting the thickest parts of the woods, and its note is plaintive and tender. Ed. Encyc.
- The name sometimes given to the common tortoise.
- The name given to the large sea-tortoise. Cyc.
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