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Definition of turkey

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Turkey (n.) Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America..

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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..

Turkish :: Turkish (a.) Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks.

Pasha :: Pasha (n.) An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey, as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The earlier form was bashaw..

Caliph :: Caliph (n.) Successor or vicar; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both as temporal and spiritual rulers, now used by the sultans of Turkey..

Albanian :: Albanian (a.) Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey..

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

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

Padishah :: Padishah (n.) Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia..

Turkeys :: Turkeys (pl. ) of Turke.

Khedive :: Khedive (n.) A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.

Meleagris :: Meleagris (n.) A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common and the wild turkeys..

Poultry :: Poultry (n.) Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and geese..

Turkeys :: Turkeys (a.) Turkish.

Plague :: Plague (n.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times visited the large cities of Europe with frightful mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London plague..

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.

Purse :: Purse (n.) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters..

Turk :: Turk (n.) A native or inhabitant of Turkey.

Palea :: Palea (n.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap..

Stuff :: Stuff (n.) To fill with a seasoning composition of bread, meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey..

Turkey :: Turkey (n.) An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.