turkle

turkle

English

Etymology

Representing dialectal pronunciation.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtəːk(ə)l/

Noun

turkle (plural turkles)

1. (US, dialectal) A turtle.
   • 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska 1987, p. 33:

     I knew my father's nature so well, that I was certain his anger would hang on to him like a turkle does to a fisherman's toe [...].