turkeycock

And he began to puff himself up like a turkeycock.

The Heart Of A Dog Bulgakov, Mikhail, 1891-1940 1968

With his hat very much on the back of his head he went down the steps like an inflated turkeycock.

The Beetle Richard Marsh

Bob was red as a turkeycock, but Fendrick wore his most devil-may-care insouciance.

Crooked Trails and Straight William MacLeod Raine 1912

But the fact is, W'isky was jealous o 'me' -- and the little wretch actually swelled out like a turkeycock and made a pretence of adjusting an imaginary neck-tie, noting the effect in the palm of his hand, held up before him to represent a mirror.

Can Such Things Be Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914? 1909

I hastened to reassure her by explaining that, having been turned out as a certificated B.A. by Indian College, I had acquired perfect familiarity and nodding acquaintance with the early Roman and Latin tongues, and offering my services as interpreter of "_quicquid agunt homines_," and the entire "_farrago libelli_," which rendered her red as a turkeycock with delight and gratitude.

Baboo Jabberjee, B.A. F. Anstey 1895

But the fact is, W'isky was jealous o 'me' -- and the little wretch actually swelled out like a turkeycock and made a pretence of adjusting an imaginary neck-tie, noting the effect in the palm of his hand, held up before him to represent a mirror.

Can Such Things Be 1893

Tom Hughes succeeded as a county judge in Yorkshire my old schoolfellow, St. John Yates, mentioned on a recent page in connection with Andrew Irvine's turkeycock irascibility.

My Life as an Author Tupper, Martin F 1886

I speak to you like an old man quietly, and you answer like a turkeycock:

The Bishop and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

'And I'd rather kiss a turkeycock than Marfa,' I said, 'And I've a wife of my own, you fool,' said I.

The Horse-Stealers and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

The Queen of Apamatuc, a comely young savage, brought him water, a turkeycock, and bread to eat.

The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Charles Dudley Warner 1864