turkle

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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 [...].