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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A series of annual boat races held at Oxford University in Hilary Term. UK, plural, plural-only

Synonyms

All synonyms

lethargicsluggishdullat restidleimpassive

Etymology

From torpid + -s, since the boats used were slower than those in other races.

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