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Turkey

/ˈtɝki/ adjective C2
  1. Synonym of Turkey red (“dyed or colored Turkey red”).
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However, this bottle was _not_ marked “poison,” so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast,) she very soon finished it off.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 6 · B2
I had also a commission from the Sultan of Turkey which called for immediate action, as political consequences of the gravest kind might arise from its neglect.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 16 · B2
This time it was a great matter that was under discussion, connected with a vessel laden with Turkey carpets, stuffs of the Levant, and cashmeres.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 242 · C1
Greece only had risen against Turkey, and had begun her war of independence; all eyes were turned towards Athens—it was the fashion to pity and support the Greeks.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 308 · C1

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