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turps

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turps
1. Brit short for turpentine
2. Austral and NZ slang alcoholic drink, esp beer (esp in the phrase on the turps)


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It is believed the waste, which included thinners, paints, turps and oily residues, may have come from a garage or spray paint shop.
Fish deaths probe appeal by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
But the fire, fuelled with turps, cosmetic bottles, aerosols, and paper, only burned for a few minutes, forensic scientist Gregory Waite told Leeds Crown Court yesterday.
'BUNGLED BID TO BURN BODIES' Court told of flash fire in death house by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
Dousing himself in turps and flicking a lighter Jason turned himself into a human fireball in a desperate cry for help.
We begged for help, but our cries went unheard.. Couple's agony as ... by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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