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turkey cock
noun
- the male of the turkey.
- a strutting, pompous, conceited person.
turkey cock
noun
- a male turkey
- an arrogant person
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turkey cock1
First recorded in 1535–45
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Example Sentences
There were Sarah Anne, his wife, as red as a turkey-cock, and swollen fit to brussen wi' he getting home so late.
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They did this until the man was so angry that his face was as red as a turkey cock's, while his breath came in gasps.
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The old turkey-cock, stretching his lean neck, glared down upon him with a terse qwit!
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The former I left undisturbed, but I shot one old fat turkey-cock, and hung it on the saddle behind me.
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The adult male is called a turkey cock, also a tom-turkey (sometimes simply tom) and a gobbler.
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