TORPIDS

Etymology

Noun

torpids pl (plural only)

(UK, Oxford University) A series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term.

Anagrams

• disport, tripods

Source: Wiktionary


TORPID

Tor"pid, a. Etym: [L. torpidus, fr. torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]

1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb. Without heat all things would be torpid. Ray.

2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Sir M. Hale.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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