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Turpin

tur·pin

US/ˈtɜrpɪn/ rare obsolete

noun

1.

English highwayman (1706-1739)

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Origin

From Old French [Term?], of Germanic origin: Tur (“god or divine”) + pin (“evergreen tree”).

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