- tarrypin
- Gullah Wordsterrapin, terrapins
English dialects glossary. 2013.
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Br'er Turtle — Br er Turtle, or Br er Tarrypin, is a fictional character from Uncle Remus s folk tales and Disney s controversial film adaptation about Br er Rabbit. He is the neighbor of Br er Rabbit, and is often hunted by Br er Bear and Br er Fox; though the … Wikipedia
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Foxes in popular culture — Brer Fox Tackles Brer Tarrypin , from Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk Lore of the Old Plantation, by Joel Chandler Harris. Illustrations by Frederick Stuart Church and James H. Moser. 1881. This article discusses foxes in culture … Wikipedia
