turbit

 [tur-bit]  

tur·bit

   [tur-bit]
noun
one of a breed of domestic pigeons having a stout, roundish body, a short head and beak, and a ruffled breast and neck.
Origin:
1680–90; variant of turbot; apparently because, like the fish, the bird is toplike in outline
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turbit (ˈtɜːbɪt)
 
—n
a crested breed of domestic pigeon
 
[C17: from Latin turbō spinning top, with reference to the bird's shape; compare turbot]

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