turtle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: turtle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for turtle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
turtle n a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar [syn: turtleneck, turtle, polo-neck] any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming v overturn accidentally; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" Synonym(s): capsize, turtle, turn turtle hunt for turtles, especially as an occupation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur; probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Turtle} the sea tortoise.] (Zo[94]l.) The turtledove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle, Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]