turkle

English

Etymology

Representing dialectal pronunciation.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtəːk(ə)l/

Noun

turkle (plural turkles)

  1. (US, dialectal) A turtle.
    • 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 33:
      I knew my father's nature so well, that I was certain his anger would hang on to him like a turkle does to a fisherman's toe [...].
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