turkey buzzard
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of turkey buzzard
An Americanism dating back to 1665–75
Example Sentences
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Sign you really have bad breath: The turkey buzzard next to you edges away.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2018
This may seem strange to a new student of Indian ideas, when he remembers what a foul creature the turkey buzzard is.
From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah
W'ich so 'tis call 'cause she usen to roos' up dar, jes' like ole turkey buzzard.
From For Woman's Love by Southworth, Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte
Saying not another word, with the rifle across his shoulder and the turkey buzzard dangling down his thigh, he takes departure from the spot, striking eastward towards the high land dimly discernible on the horizon.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
His advice to Professor Bell was to forget about his kites and other artificial devices, and to study the turkey buzzard, which knows more about flying than all the colleges on earth.
From The Scrap Book. Volume 1, No. 2 April 1906 by Various
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