shellpad
shellpad · shellpads
A turtle or tortoiseA turtle or tortoise.
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal, no plural, rare)A turtle or tortoise.
Origin
From earlier shell padde, equivalent to shell + pad (“toad”). Compare Saterland Frisian SkFrom earlier shell padde, equivalent to shell + pad (“toad”). Compare Saterland Frisian Skildpudde (“turtle, tortoise”), West Frisian skyldpod (“tortoise”), Middle Dutch schildpadde (Dutch schildpad, Afrikaans skilpad), Middle Low German schildpadde, Danish skildpadde. See also shield-toad.
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