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 [...].