turkle

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtɜːkəl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɝkəl/

Noun

turkle (plural turkles)

  1. (US, dialectal) Pronunciation spelling of turtle.
    • 1834, David Crockett, A Narrative of the Life of, Nebraska, published 1987, page 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 [...].