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turkeycock

turkeycock noun: a male turkey.

Noun

turkeycock (plural turkeycocks)

  1. A male turkey.
    Synonyms:
    tom, stag
  2. (broadly) A pompous or vainglorious person.
    Synonyms:
    peacock

Synonyms of turkeycock

Forms of turkeycock

pluralturkeycocks
alternative formturkey cock
alternative formturkey-cock

Origin of turkeycock

By surface analysis, turkey + cock. See turkey.

Questions about turkeycock

What does turkeycock mean?
Turkeycock means a male turkey.
What part of speech is turkeycock?
Turkeycock is a noun.
What is the plural of turkeycock?
The plural of turkeycock is turkeycocks.

Words near turkeycock in the dictionary

  1. turkeyberry
  2. turkeyburger
  3. turkeyburgers
  4. turkeybush
  5. turkeybushes
  6. turkeycock
  7. turkeycocks
  8. turkeydom
  9. turkeyfish
  10. turkeyfishes
  11. turkeyfoot

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