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water turkey

or wa·ter·tur·key

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noun

Origin of water turkey

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

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Examples from the Web for water turkey

Historical Examples of water turkey

It was a water-turkey, that had been sitting on a tree, just as we turned a corner.
A Jolly Fellowship
Frank R. Stockton
Now and then a water-turkey, with his long neck and legs, varies the scene.
Palmetto-Leaves
Harriet Beecher Stowe
A water-turkey now and again rises and flies ahead into the long avenue of silence.
Life On The Mississippi, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
It was a water-turkey, and he sat placidly on a limb close to the water's edge, and about a boat's length ahead of us.
A Jolly Fellowship
Frank R. Stockton