Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun   An obsolete form of turpentine .
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Examples
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								While I still dislike the smell of oil and terpentine, I remember those momemts as 'family moments', cosy and warm. The Muse and the Marriage James Gurney 2009 
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								Achtergrond gemaakt met stickervel en goldleafing, Tilda ingekleurd met kleurpotlood en terpentine/ Hermine's Place 2010 
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								And a tree of the same family is used to obtain terpentine, a strong odorous substance. podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history 2010 
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								To have an extenfive profpcct of the town, and th? country round it, you fhould vifit the Couvent des Freres Pre -- cheurs, from thence you will diicover the hills covered with vines and olive trees 5 the yplains and vallies, diverfified with jpeadows,. corn fields, and terpentine ri - '- vers; and bordered with trees, which make an agreeable verdure, almoft tfo whole year. 
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								: ity, as hath alio the iide-front, toward the terpentine River, which is different from the other two. A tour through the island of Great Britain : divided into circuits or journies ... 1778 
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