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turkey
  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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  10. Examples:
    1. “Peter saw this big turkey walking across the road at McRae's windmill.”
      “After his star project was off and flying, Mike thought his next project was a turkey, so he walked out on the organization.”
      “I'd shrug and carry on, because it's better than listening to some crazy turkey squawk on about how we're all going to burn in Hell.”
turkeycock
  1. A male turkey
  2. (by extension) A pompous or self-important person
  3. Examples:
    1. “He turned out to be a a stuck-up turkeycock and Brian didn't like him.”
turkeyfurter
  1. A food resembling a frankfurter but made with turkey.
turkeyling
turkeyburger
  1. A burger made with turkey instead of beef.
turkeypox
  1. A form of fowlpox affecting turkeys.
turkling
  1. (rare) A young turkey, either wild or domestic.
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turkeyfurters
  1. plural of turkeyfurter
turkeyburgers
  1. plural of turkeyburger
turkeylings
  1. plural of turkeyling
turkeycocks
  1. plural of turkeycock
  2. Examples:
    1. “When first encountered, the turkey was confused with guinea-fowl, known then as turkeycocks.”
turklings
  1. plural of turkling
  2. Synonyms:
turkeys
  1. plural of turkey
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The food heroes will focus on favourites such as turkeys, geese, well-hung beef, cheeses, wine, smoked salmon, pickles and chutneys.”
      “And the systems had to be easily adaptable to handle other birds, such as turkeys and ducks.”
      “Most game birds are also galliforms, including grouse, partridges, pheasants, quails, ptarmigans, and wild turkeys.”
turkies
  1. (obsolete) plural of turkey
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