hand turkey

noun

A drawing of a turkey created by tracing the outline of a splayed hand, the fingers representing its back feathers and the thumb its head and neck.

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Meanings

nounhand turkey (plural hand turkeys)

plural hand turkeys

  1. informalA drawing of a turkey created by tracing the outline of a splayed hand, the fingers representing its back feathers and the thumb its head and neck.

    “I need you to draw me a hand turkey for the refrigerator,” my mother said. “Go grab your crayons.” Sam ran over to his little desk in the corner and started to trace his hand onto a sheet of yellow construction paper.

    2013, Stuart Stutzman, Marginally Fictitious
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Chicago

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