scrub turkey

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scrub turkey (plural scrub turkeys)

  1. (Australia) A brush turkey. [from 19th c.]
    • 2002, Alex Miller, Journey to the Stone Country, Allen & Unwin, published 2003, page 34:
      Bo spotted a scrub turkey standing head high in the buffel grass.
  2. (Australia, colloquial) A swagman. [from 20th c.]