Torpid
Torpid (tôr"pid) , adjective
[Latin torpidus, from 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.
2.
Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. — Sir M. Hale
Torpid , noun
[See Torpid, a.]
1.
An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat. [Slang, Oxford University, English]
2.
The Lenten rowing races.