turkey oak

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noun

any of several oaks, as Quercus cerris, of Eurasia, or Q. laevis and Q. incana, of the southern U.S., that grow on dry, sandy barrens.

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Origin of turkey oak

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10

Words nearby turkey oak

turkey brown, turkey buzzard, Turkey carpet, turkey cock, turkey nest, turkey oak, Turkey red, turkey shoot, turkey trot, turkey vulture, Turki

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How to use turkey oak in a sentence

Meanwhile two kids were taken from their mother when she flew back to the UK from Turkey.
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After two nights in detention, he was scheduled to be deported back to Turkey on Monday.
Pope-Shooter Ali Agca’s Very Weird Vatican Visit|Barbie Latza Nadeau|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In Turkey, crime groups in border areas are exploiting the labor of Syrian male refugees who cannot find legitimate employment.
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She is also head of the Sabancı Foundation, which conducts female-empowerment programs for women in rural Turkey.
The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman|Christina Asquith|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Turkey has had more than a decade of economic boom, and is now the sixth-most-visited tourist destination in the world.
The Women Battling an Islamist Strongman|Christina Asquith|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Elderly matrons—and in Turkey every lady is an elderly matron in her fortieth year—are passionately devoted to this enjoyment.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Isabel sat on the bench under an ancient oak for half an hour or more, but took no note of the time.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Edmund Chishull, an English traveler, died; author of a book of travels in Turkey.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
An oak gallery runs round two sides of the hall and descends in broad and gentle stairs down the right side of it.
First Plays|A. A. Milne
My smithy lies yonder, beyond that turn of the road and behind the biggest oak tree in the country.
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond

British Dictionary definitions for turkey oak

Turkey oak

noun

an oak tree, Quercus cerris, of W and S Europe, with deeply lobed hairy leaves

Word Origin for Turkey oak

C18: so called because its acorns are often eaten by turkeys

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