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Kurd :: Kurd (n.) A native or inhabitant of a mountainous region of Western Asia belonging to the Turkish and Persian monarchies.

Talegalla :: Talegalla (n.) A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See Brush turkey.

Santon :: Santon (n.) A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as a saint: also, a hermit..

Fetwah :: Fetwah (n.) A written decision of a Turkish mufti on some point of law.

Turkomans :: Turkomans (pl. ) of Turkoma.

Batman :: Batman (n.) A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality; in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17 pounds..

Chekmak :: Chekmak (n.) A turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread interwoven..

Bashaw :: Bashaw (n.) A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha..

Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..

Bubbling Jock :: Bubbling Jock () The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its notes..

Axminster :: Axminster (n.) An Axminster carpet, an imitation Turkey carpet, noted for its thick and soft pile; -- so called from Axminster, Eng..

Turkic :: Turkic (a.) Turkish.

Sultana :: Sultan (n.) A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically, the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; -- officially so called..

Horsetail :: Horsetail (n.) A Turkish standard, denoting rank..

Bastinado :: Bastinado (n.) A sound beating with a stick or cudgel. Specifically: A form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others, consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his feet..

Piaster :: Piaster (n.) A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See Peso. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents. The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four and a half cents..

Boned :: Boned (a.) Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish..

Oke :: Oke (n.) A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2/ pounds..

Backshish :: Backshish (n.) In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a gratuity; a tip..

Ganch :: Ganch (n.) To drop from a high place upon sharp stakes or hooks, as the Turks dropped malefactors, by way of punishment..

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