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What does turkey mean?

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Noun
  1. Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks.
  2. (uncountable) The meat or flesh of this bird eaten as food
  3. (colloquial) A failure.
  4. (derogatory) A foolish or inept person.
  5. (bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
  6. (obsolete) The guinea fowl (Numida meleagris). [from c. 1600]
  7. (derogatory) A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
  8. (dated, slang, US, Australia) A large travel bag; a suitcase; a pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle. [early 20th c.]
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