Etymology

turtling

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Today it means: The hunting of turtles (the reptiles). Full definition →

English turtle ← Middle English turtelinflu. ← Old French tortüe
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turtling · noun, verb1

  1. Old Occitantortuga
  2. Old Frenchtortüe
  3. Middle Englishtortou
  4. Middle Englishturtelinflu.
  5. Englishturtle
  6. English todayturtling

From turtle + -ing.

turtling · noun2

  1. Old Occitantortuga
  2. Old Frenchtortüe
  3. Middle Englishtortou
  4. Middle Englishturtelinflu.
  5. Englishturtle
  6. English todayturtling

From turtle + -ling.

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