Tor"pid (tor"pid), a. [L. torpidus, fr. torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]
1.
Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.
Without heat all things would be torpid.
Ray.
2.
Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. Sir M. Hale.
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Tor"pid (?), n. [See Torpid, a.] [Slang, Oxford University, Eng.]
1.
An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
2. pl.
The Lenten rowing races.
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