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Tortle. World English Historical Dictionary

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Tortle. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Bibliographic Record Thornton’s An American Glossary. 1912, rev. 2022. Tortle To creep along like a turtle. (See SNAPPER, 1796, where “mud tortles” are mentioned).

1 1836.  I am now on my journey, and have already tortled along as far as Little Rock on the Arkansas.—‘Col. Crockett in Texas,’ p. 33 (Phila.).

2 1837.  You must tortle off, as fast as you kin. If your tongue wasn’t so thick, I’d say you must mosey; but moseying is only to be done when a gemman’s half shot; when they’re gone cases, we don’t expect ’em to do more nor tortle.—J. C. Neal, ‘Charcoal Sketches,’ p. 13–4.

3 1844.  Get up and tortle home the straightest way there is, and think yourself confounded lucky that you didn’t get spanked this very night.—J. C. Neal, ‘Peter Ploddy,’ &c., p. 148 (Phila.).

4 1848.  I jest told the marman I was ready, and tortled quietly over the boat’s side into the blue transparent sea.—W. E. Burton, ‘Waggeries,’ p. 19 (Phila.).

5 1856.  Under cover of this immense multitude I delapse into the entry, and ‘tortle off.’—Knick. Mag., xlvii. 407 (April).

6 1856.  As we tortled along over the sand I began to notice, &c.—Id., xlviii. 284 (Sept.).

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