Definitions for turkey-cock

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Turkey-Cock is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 252 anagrams from letters in turkey-cock (-ccekkortuy).

Definitions for turkey-cock

noun

  1. the male of the turkey.
  2. a strutting, pompous, conceited person.

Origin of turkey-cock

First recorded in 1535-45

Examples for turkey-cock

A turkey cock was strutting on the grass by the old cherry tree.

First, a very small sort, not much bigger than a turkey cock.

They did this until the man was so angry that his face was as red as a turkey cock's, while his breath came in gasps.

Finally, just as mention was being made of a turkey cock, Chichikov fell asleep.

He sprang to his feet, red as a turkey cock, and turned round to find Vivien at his elbow.

Certainly the turkey cock is a beautiful and stately creature.

“Sitting under the tree, against the pond,” said Tom, apparently indifferent to everything but the string and the turkey cock.

The adult male is called a turkey cock, also a tom-turkey (sometimes simply tom) and a gobbler.

Yet there wasn't a turkey cock anywhere in sight, either on the ground or in the trees.

"Those are handsome thin legs of yours," said the turkey cock.

Word Value for turkey-cock
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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