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
In it the turkey buzzard flew away home, and in such uniform have his family ever since been content to dress.
From Stories of Birds by Lenore Elizabeth Mulets
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 Wilder Anthony
Well pleased with himself and his dress the turkey buzzard gathered up the remaining uniforms and started for home.
From Stories of Birds by Lenore Elizabeth Mulets
Translation Turkey buzzard, turkey buzzard, your child is lost.
From Negro Folk Rhymes Wise and Otherwise: With a Study by Thomas Washington Talley
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