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turtles¹

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(gloves): Rhyming slang, from turtle doves.

noun

  1. plural plural of turtle
  2. UK, slang Gloves.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of turtle

Turtles²

noun

  1. plural plural of Turtle

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: spotted, stinkpot, loggerhead, species, leatherback, hawksbill, tortoise, ridley, blanding, females, hatchlings, leatherbacks, tortoises, tortue, terrapins, shellbacks

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"turtles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turtles. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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turtles. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turtles

Chicago

"turtles." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turtles.

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@misc{turtles_2026,
  title = {turtles},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turtles},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}