v. Obs. or dial. Also 5 turre. [Origin unascertained.] intr. and trans. To butt, as a ram; to push down by butting. Hence Turr sb. dial.
a. 1400–50. Alexander, 5567. Neddirs … hedously hoge & horned as Tupis Þai turred doun of his tulkis & with Þar tyndis sloȝe.
1483. Cath. Angl., 398/1. To Turre, arietare, est enim Arietum & aliorum animalium.
1886. Cunliffe, Rochdale Gloss., 93. Turr, to butt with the head. A beast possessing this vicious habit is said to have ‘th turr ith head.’
