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turkey

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Synonyms: turnkey, turney, turley, tukey, turky, burkey, purkey, turvey, tuckey, turke, turken

Antonyms: turnkey, turney, turley, tukey, turky, burkey, purkey, turvey, tuckey, turke, turken

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Noun

  1. {{lb|en|countable|originally, now|_|obsolete}} The [[guinea fowl]] ([[family]] {{taxfmt|Numididae|family}}). {{defdate|from c. 1600}}
  2. {{senseid|en|Q26844}}{{lb|en|countable}} A [[bird#Noun|bird]] in the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Meleagris|genus}}, usually with a [[fan#Noun|fan]]-[[shaped#Adjective|shaped]] [[tail#Noun|tail]] and [[wattled#Adjective|wattled]] [[neck#Noun|neck]].
  3. {{senseid|en|Q4200953}}{{lb|en|uncountable}} The [[flesh]] or [[meat]] of this bird [[eat#Verb|eaten]] as [[food]].
  4. {{senseid|en|a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo}}{{lb|en|countable}} ''With a distinguishing word'': a bird [[resemble|resembling]] the {{taxfmt|Meleagris gallopavo|species}} (for example, the [[brush turkey]] or [[bush turkey]] ({{taxfmt|Alectura lathami|species}}), and the [[water turkey]] ({{taxfmt|Anhinga anhinga|species}})).
  5. {{lb|en|countable|bowling}} An [[act#Noun|act]] of [[throw#Verb|throwing]] [[three]] [[strike#Noun|strikes]] [[in a row]].
  6. {{lb|en|countable|medicine|slang|derogatory}} A [[patient#Noun|patient]] [[feign]]ing [[symptom]]s; a person [[fake#Verb|faking]] [[illness]] or [[injury]]; a [[malingerer]].
  7. {{lb|en|countable|Australia|US|slang|dated}} A [[pack#Noun|pack]] [[carry|carried]] by a [[lumberman]]; a [[bindle]]; also, a large [[travel bag]], a [[suitcase]]. {{defdate|from early 20th c.}}
  8. {{lb|en|countable|US|slang}} A [[failure]].
  9. {{lb|en|countable|US|slang|usually|mildly|derogatory}} A [[foolish]] or [[inept]] [[person]].
  10. {{lb|en|AAVE|Baltimore|slang|derogatory}} A [[prostitute]].

Proper noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q43}} {{place|en|country|[[locate]]d in {{w|Eastern Thrace}} in|r/Southeastern Europe|*and [[Anatolia]] in|r/West Asia|official=Republic of Türkiye|capital=Ankara}}.
  2. {{lb|en|historical}} {{synonym of|en|Ottoman Empire}}, ''{{place|en|former empire|continent/Europe|continent/Asia|continent/Africa|capital=Istanbul|a=a}}.''
  3. {{place|en|city|county/Hall County|s/Texas|c/USA}}.

Adjective

  1. {{synonym of|en|Turkey red||dyed or colored Turkey red}}.
  2. {{lb|en|obsolete}} {{synonym of|en|Turkey blue||dyed or colored Turkey blue}}.

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