turklen.
/ˈtəːk(ə)l/ U.S. regional.
= turtle n.2
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the world > animals > reptiles > order Chelonia (turtles and tortoises) > [noun] > turtles or sea-tortoises
sea-tortoise1601
soldier1608
turtle1657
thalassian1852
shell-back1853
turkle1861
fish1898
1861 O. W. Holmes Elsie Venner 384 Don' wan' no snappin'-turkles in my stable.
1893 H. A. Shands Some Peculiarities Speech Mississippi 65 Turkle, Negro for turtle.
1929 W. Faulkner Sartoris ii. 64 It wuz jes' like shootin' turkles in a slough.
1941 J. Still Proud Walkers in Sat. Evening Post 10 May 112/3 The hours crawled turkle-slow.
Derivatives
ˈturkling n. = turtling n.
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the world > food and drink > hunting > hunting other marine animals > [noun] > hunting turtles
turtling1726
turkling1978
1978 J. 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.
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