Definition of turk

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Turk (n.) The plum weevil. See Curculio, and Plum weevil, under Plum..

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Turkish :: Turkish (a.) Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks.
Xeriff :: Xeriff (n.) A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30; -- also, in Morocco, a ducat..
Bashaw :: Bashaw (n.) A Turkish title of honor, now written pasha. See Pasha..
Caravel :: Caravel (n.) A Turkish man-of-war.
Almude :: Almude (n.) A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6, gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the almud is about 1.4 gallons..
Para :: Para (n.) A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent..
Divan :: Divan (n.) In Turkey and other Oriental countries: A council of state; a royal court. Also used by the poets for a grand deliberative council or assembly.
Solitaire :: Solitaire (n.) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary.
Talegalla :: Talegalla (n.) A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey. See Brush turkey.
Kadiaster :: Kadiaster (n.) A Turkish judge. See Cadi.
Turkeis :: Turkeis (a.) Turkish.
Turkeys :: Turkeys (a.) Turkish.
Fricando :: Fricando (n.) A ragout or fricassee of veal; a fancy dish of veal or of boned turkey, served as an entree, -- called also fricandel..
Bubbling Jock :: Bubbling Jock () The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion to its notes..
Prune :: Prune (n.) A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or Turkish prunes; California prunes..
Osmanli :: Osmanli (n.) A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk..
Turkoman :: Turkoman (n.) Same as Turcoman.
Gobble :: Gobble (v. i.) To make a noise like that of a turkey cock.
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..
Seraskier :: Seraskier (n.) A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire; especially, the commander-in-chief of minister of war..
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