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Turk - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun noun noun
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun noun noun Archaic A Muslim; esp., one living in Turkey.noun (Zoöl.) The plum weevil. See Curculio , and Plum weevil, under Plum .noun (Bot.) A plant of the genus Melocactus; Turk's head. See Melon cactus, under Melon .noun (Naut.), (Bot.) See Turk's cap (c) above.noun (Bot.) a plant of the genus Ranunculus; crowfoot.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun noun Turkey .noun obsolete A Muslim .noun archaic A bloodthirsty and savage person; vandal ; barbarian .noun US, slang A homosexual , assuming the active role in anal sex .noun Mestee group in South Carolina.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Middle English, from Old French Turc , from Turkish Türk , from Old Turkic türk , strong.]
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The hopes of the Armenians were utterly crushed … As a race and as individuals they feel themselves doomed as long as the Turk is their lord. 7
Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I 2008
"The leopard does not change his spots nor the Ethiop his skin," said Reason – "the Turk is always a Turk."
High Albania Mary Edith 1909
Punter Matt Turk is a 13-year veteran and a three-time Pro Bowler.
Nothing less than the playoffs can satisfy forever .500 Texans 2009
The Turk is a slow moving episode that seems designed to set up several story arcs rather than tell a story itself.
Sarah Connor Chronicles: The Turk Review : SF Universe - SF Universe is your Science Fiction central. From SciFi television to movies to books and more. All the latest news, reviews and insights from SciFi experts. 2008
Also, when The Turk from the Bingo Show plays washboard it has "Spaz" written across the top.
Your Right Hand Thief 2008
Turk is a cop, and a hothead, and over the course of his 30 years as a detective with the NYPD, he and his genial, wisecracking partner, David "Rooster" Fisk (Al Pacino), have put away a lot of scumbags.
Kurt Loder Reviews Al Pacino And Robert De Niro’s ‘Righteous Kill’ » MTV Movies Blog 2008
He is likely to join Turk Wendell in middle relief.
USATODAY.com - National League 2002
‘A Turk is a brute, but a Christian is a demon’ (Pt6Ch2).
Vincent - Criticism - Critical Contexts 1990
I called a Turk and a Servian who were in the same compartment to my rescue and for an hour or more carried on a heated discussion in every language.
Nelka Mrs. Helen de Smirnoff Moukhanoff, 1878-1963, a Biographical Sketch Michael Moukhanoff
I thought of the bright, tidy Vlah women, of the civilised Serbs, of the poor Catholic women in Djakova, their clean rooms and intelligent questions; and I asked myself if they were not after all right when they said, "The Young Turk is the son of the Old Turk."
High Albania Mary Edith 1909
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