What does turmit mean?
Turmit means (archaic, dialect, British) turnip.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(archaic, dialect, British) turnip.
1825, John Trotter Brockett, A Glossary of North Country Words in Use TORMIT, TURMIT, a turnip.
1828, William Carr, The Dialect of Craven: In the West-Riding of the County of York TURMAT, A turnip.
1863, Joseph Philip Robson (ed.), Songs of the bards of the Tyne; or a choice collection of original songs, chiefly in the Newcastle dialect We hev taties and turmits like Rosemary toppin.
1857, Thomas Wright, Dictionary of Obsolete and Provincial English TORMIT, s. A turnip. North.
1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire Tur′mit. s. A turnip.
1890, John Drummond Robertson & Henry Haughton Reynolds Moreton, A Glossary of Dialect & Archaic Words Used in the County of Gloucester TURMIT or TURMUT. sb. Turnip. [Common.]
1918, Joseph Arthur Gibbs, A Cotswold Village “I be a turmut hower, Vram Gloucestershire I came;
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Turmit means (archaic, dialect, British) turnip.
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1825, John Trotter Brockett, A Glossary of North Country Words in Use TORMIT, TURMIT, a turnip.
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