1587. Greene, Morando. No doubt he would not onely turne his tippet, recant his hereticall opinion, and perswade others to honor beautie.
c. 1600. Merry Devil of Edmonton, [Temple], iii. 2. 137. Well, to be brief, the nun will soon at night turn tippet; if I can but devise to quit her cleanly of the nunnery, she is my own.
1609. Jonson, Case is Altered, iii. A saint, Another Bridget, one that for a face Would put down Vesta; . . . You to turn tippet!
1609. Fletcher, Monsieur Thomas, ii. 2. Ye stand now As if y' had worried sheep. You must turn tippet, And suddenly, and truly, and discreetly, Put on the shape of order and humanity.
Turn-up, subs.phr. (old).—1. 'A
fight produced from a hasty
quarrel, a casual boxing-match'
(Grose); a shindy; a scrimmage.
1834. Wilson, Noctes Ambros. Dec. I have seen many a turn-up and some pitched battles among the yokels.
1837. Barham, Ingoldsby Leg. I'd describe now to you as 'prime a set-to,' and 'regular turn-up,' as ever you knew; not inferior in 'bottom' to aught you have read of.
2. (common).—An unexpected event or result; a chance encounter, spec. a sudden piece of luck: see Turn, phrases.
1878. Century, xxvii. 926. The type of men [Carlyle and Emerson] are comparatively a new turn-up in literature.
1885. D. Chron., 19 Oct. This doubtless caused the fielders to take a firm stand on the chance of a turn-up.
Turpentine State, subs. phr.
(American).—North Carolina:
its people are Tarheels (q.v.).
Turpin, subs. (old).—A kettle.
[Halliwell: 'A cant term.']
Turtle. See Turn.
Turtle Dove, subs. phr. (rhyming).—In
pl. = a pair of gloves:
also turtles.
1893. Emerson, Signor Lippo, xiv. A long-sleeve cadi on his napper, and a pair of turtles on his martins finished him.
Turvy-topsy. See Topsy-turvy.
Tush (or Twish). intj. (old
colloquial).—An expression of
impatience, contempt, or rebuke:
also as verb. and tushing, subs.:
cf. tut.
c. 1400. York Mysteries, 324. [Oliphant, New Eng., i. 195. There is the interjection tussch! which took a hundred years to reach London.]
d. 1529. Skelton, Works, s.v.
1586. Stanihurst, Descr. Ireland, i. There is a cholerike or disdainfull interiection vsed in the Irish language called Bosgh, which is as much in English as twish.
1598. Florio, Worlde of Wordes, s.v. Zoccoli, zoccoli, tushtush, awaie, in faith sir, no, yea, in my other hose.
1611. Bible, Auth. Version, Psalm lxxiii. 11. Tush, say they, how should God perceive it.
1612. Chapman, Widow's Tears, v. Tush, man; in this topsy-turvy world friendship and bosom-kindness are but made covers for mischief.
1819. Scott, Ivanhoe, ii. 387. Cedric tushed and pshawed more than once at the message, but he refused not obedience.
Tusheroon, subs. (common).—A
crown piece; 5s.: see Caroon.
Tussey, subs. (provincial).—A low
drunken fellow: cf. Tosticated.
Tussicated, adj. (provincial).—Driven
about, tormented (Halliwell).
Tussle, subs. (colloquial).—A
struggle; a contest; a tousle
(q.v.). Also as verb = to scuffle,
to struggle.
[?]. [Percy, Reliques], 'St. George for England.' Did tustle with red-eyed pole-cat.
