Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

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. — Ray
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.