tom turkey
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- noun
- /tɑm ˈtɜrki/
:
pavo macho
- The Thanksgiving menu features tom turkey and all the fixings, from stuffing and sweet potatoes to cranberry sauce and giblet gravy.
- Roast tom turkey
Examples
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Jellie wiped her hands on a white apron that had "HI!" and four tom turkeys with big, floppy red combs printed on it.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm a done tom turkey!
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Roast tom turkey.
Fiction book (1994) -
I understand it'll be quite an affair this afternoon, and the executive roast tom turkey at the Bohemian Grove redefines the word superb.
Fiction book (1994) -
Savvy shoppers may pay even less for frozen tom turkey compared to AFBF's 155 volunteer shoppers, according to Anderson.
Blog text (27) -
After rising 21 cents per pound a year ago, the average price of a 16-pound young tom turkey this year increased a dime to $17.85 or $1.12 per pound.
Blog text (13) -
When I shut my car door, a tom turkey gobbled in reaction on a wooded hillside.
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A 20-pound tom turkey, free-range, butter-injected, was the centerpiece of the festive meal.
Synonyms
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9.9
A male turkey often with bright feathers
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A male turkey with bright feathers that he shows to attract hens
A male turkey with large colorful tail feathers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tom turkey comes from the old habit of calling male animals tom, as in 'tomcat', so people used tom for the male bird. That's why tom turkey means 'a male turkey'.