Alternative spelling of brush-turkey [Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.]
Alternative spelling of brush-turkey [Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae.]
Alternative form of chickenhawk [(US politics, derogatory) A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.]
A children’s fable about a young chicken who, in the traditional version, believes the sky is falling after an acorn hits her head. Also known by other names including The Sky is Falling.
(US politics, derogatory) A draft dodger, especially in the Vietnam War, who nonetheless currently supports United States overseas military engagements.
(uncountable, historical) An old English board game in which players moved counters along a board, earning a double move when they reached the picture of a goose.
(informal) 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.
Alternative letter-case form of Joe the Goose [(Australian rules football) A goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them. Often said disparagingly as they are considered by many to be simple goals to score.]
Alternative form of Joe the Goose [(Australian rules football) A goal scored by a player who has received a handball in the goalsquare and is without an opponent close to them. Often said disparagingly as they are considered by many to be simple goals to score.]
An ostrich stuffed with a turducken; a boned chicken stuffed with some sort of sausage or breadcrumb stuffing inside a boned duck inside a boned turkey stuffed into a boned ostrich.
(figuratively) A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.
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