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
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
But dere ain't a crow nor a turkey buzzard, dat ever crossed de dark corner, dat can hold a candle to her flyin'.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves South Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
Senator"—Moran clumped painfully over to the safe and leaned upon it as he faced his employer—"it isn't cavalry that'll save you, or that old turkey buzzard of a sheriff either.
From Hidden Gold by Anthony, Wilder
He looked for all the world like a turkey buzzard, eagerly hanging over offal, and it was evident from his expression, that he had not missed a word of the reading.
From Pieces of Eight by Le Gallienne, Richard
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