water turkey
or wa·ter·tur·key
noun
Origin of water turkey
1An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Words Nearby water turkey
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How to use water turkey in a sentence
If the chat is a clown, the water turkey would make its fortune as a contortionist.
A Florida Sketch-Book | Bradford TorreyNow and then a water-turkey, with his long neck and legs, varies the scene.
Palmetto-Leaves | Harriet Beecher StoweA water-turkey now and again rises and flies ahead into the long avenue of silence.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)It was a water-turkey, and he sat placidly on a limb close to the water's edge, and about a boat's length ahead of us.
A Jolly Fellowship | Frank R. StocktonIt was a water-turkey, that had been sitting on a tree, just as we turned a corner.
A Jolly Fellowship | Frank R. Stockton
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