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turkeyling

turkeyling noun: a young or little turkey; a poult.

Noun

turkeyling (plural turkeylings)

  1. A young or little turkey; a poult.
    • As he spoke, another cruel rap, a faint peep, and a third turkeyling lay stretched upon the green. The hen-mother by this time had taken the alarm, and hastily called off the remainder of her family.1872, Making of America Project, Harper's magazine
    • "How are the turkeylings?" says I. "One of 'em's going to die."1926, Louise Imogen Guiney, Grace Cecily Guiney, Letters of Louise Imogen Guiney

Forms of turkeyling

pluralturkeylings

Origin of turkeyling

From turkey + -ling.

Questions about turkeyling

What does turkeyling mean?
Turkeyling means a young or little turkey; a poult.
What part of speech is turkeyling?
Turkeyling is a noun.
What is the plural of turkeyling?
The plural of turkeyling is turkeylings.

Words near turkeyling in the dictionary

  1. turkeyhen
  2. turkeyhens
  3. turkeyitis
  4. turkeyless
  5. turkeylike
  6. turkeyling
  7. turkeylings
  8. turkeyman
  9. turkeymen
  10. turkeypox
  11. turkeys

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