Buster did not like the smell of the turps at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

"What a smell of turps again," said Bets, sniffing.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

Perhaps Miss Harmer uses turps to clean out the cage.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

The other clue was the smell of turps in the cat-house.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

But there was still a distinct smell of turps somewhere.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

My only real medium is to use turps....or the equivelent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paint Brand Poll Results] Reference

Do you thin with pure turps or spirits, or something else?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Old House, La Verne] Reference

"He's looking for rabbits, not turps," said Larry in disgust.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

As for the drinking parts, well JB is a gentleman on his turps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheeseburger Gothic » Too much drinking.] Reference

It was marked with Tupping's name, and smelt strongly of turps.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

"Let's think about the smell of turps on that cat's tail." he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

"Well, how did the smell of turps get into the cage then?" said Larry.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

I'm using all Walnut oil no turps to go easy on my lungs, but it's frustrating.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference

Carefully he placed his brush in a jam jar of synthetic turps and entered the house.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Guilty Thing Surprised]

Pip went to the garden-shed at the top of the garden, and found a small jar of turps.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

"It smells of turps!" he said in excitement, and the others crowded round to smell it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

He had painted the other cat's tail, and he had used turps to get off the paint quickly.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

The still life is my turps jar, it was clear at one time, now it's foggy with paint filth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lucky Doughnuts and Dirty Little Jar] Reference

So they all began to hunt hard in the two sheds, but there was no turps to be found anywhere.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

The young fellow made no discernible progress; indeed, a yellowish sweat rolled off him, hinting of turps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Son of a Witch]

Eyes gleamed, and faces grew red with excitement as the five children worked out all that the turps and the paint meant.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat]

For oil painting place a thin calico or canvas on the backs, and colour with the tints you desire, mixed in oil and turps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference

One coat of primer (acrylic, wash up in water) and two coats of high gloss (oil, wash up in turps) and we have sparkling new cupboards.    From Wordnik.com.  [What I cooked last night.] Reference

When thoroughly dry, the ferns may be coloured with oil paint thinned with turps and varnish, sufficient to give lustre without shininess.    From Wordnik.com.  [Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy.] Reference

When the sake-quaffers hit the turps, it is a real party.    From Wordnik.com.  [Henry Thornton Blogs] Reference

'I rubbed it out with turps and the knife,' faltered Bessie.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Light That Failed] Reference

"They had to remove it with a substance smelling like white turps," said Smith.    From Wordnik.com.  [WalesOnline - Home] Reference

Bright eyes. mad bitch's are scary tho. especially when they know where the turps is kept.    From Wordnik.com.  [Army Rumour Service] Reference

She added: 'I love the fact that I don't have to lay out oils, turps, etc when I'm using the iPad.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Home | Mail Online] Reference