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  • He called for another pork-chop and potatoes, then for pickled salmon; then he thought he would try a devilled turkey-wing.

    A Legend of the Rhine 2006

  • He called for another pork-chop and potatoes, then for pickled salmon; then he thought he would try a devilled turkey-wing.

    Burlesques 2006

  • 'I'd like to hang that Shvonder, on my word of honour, on the first tree,' said Philip Philipovich, with a furious lunge at a turkey-wing.

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

  • In the same way she saw the dark outlines of objects inside the sheep wagon -- the turkey-wing duster thrust between an oak bow and the canvas, the outline of the coffee pot on the stove, the cherished frying pans dangling on their nails, her rifle standing on the bench within reach.

    The Fighting Shepherdess Caroline Lockhart 1916

  • When the people were asleep, he sat before the blaze in the big fireplace, on the hearth cleanly swept with its turkey-wing and buffalo-tail.

    The Lions of the Lord A Tale of the Old West Harry Leon Wilson 1903

  • "Seasoned Ash twenty-five inches long, split to three-eighths of an inch thick, hot glue, and turkey-wing feathers."

    Two Little Savages Being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians and what they learned Ernest Thompson Seton 1903

  • Mrs. Dill stooped, took up the turkey-wing, and gave the clean hearth a perfunctory flick.

    Country Neighbors Alice Brown 1902

  • Then with a turkey-wing he swept up the hearth, its specklessness invaded by a rolling bit of coal, put the wing in place, and stood looking down at what seemed to be his own handiwork.

    Country Neighbors Alice Brown 1902

  • An old man and an old woman sat in the passage, fanning their faces with turkey-wing fans.

    Northern Georgia sketches, 1900

  • Miss Gibbie's mouth, eyes, and nose all screwed together, and the turkey-wing fan was held at arm's-length.

    Miss Gibbie Gault Kate Langley Bosher 1898

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