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turkle|ˈtɜːk(ə)l|
U.S. dial. var. turtle n.1 and n.2 Hence ˈturkling = turtling.
1861O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner 384 Don' wan' no snappin'-turkles in my stable. 1893H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi 65 Turkle, Negro for turtle. Turkle-dove is the common name given by negroes to the turtle-dove. 1929W. Faulkner Sartoris ii. 64 It wuz jes' like shootin' turkles in a slough. 1941J. Still Proud Walkers in Sat. Even. Post 10 May 112/3 The hours crawled turkle-slow. 1978J. A. Michener Chesapeake p. ix, Turkling: State Senator Frederick C. Malkus, the region's premier turtle trapper, took me turkling, as that sport is called. |