Twelve small lancets, very sharp both at the point and edges, have been fixed in a ball of lead, covered with a case of paper, and given to a turkey-cock, and left in its stomach for eight hours.

It has the power of erecting its tail in the manner of a turkey-cock; during which action, especially when paying court to it's mate, it trembles or shakes, like the peacock when moving about with his train expanded and in full display.

I do believe he would!" cried Mrs. Snow, watching the little turkey-cock with maternal pride.

" John Heron was as red as a turkey-cock and gasping like a cod out of water.

" A turkey-cock in a pulpit could not have seemed more to dominate the proceedings.

All were glad to see Nick, for he was known to have a sure rifle; to be fearless as the turkey-cock; and to possess a sagacity in the woods, that frequently amounted to a species of intuition.

The Turkey-cock airs his social gifts, the Chick gets into society.

" Mark held out his broad red hand, and grasped Stangrave's till the joints cracked: his face grew as red as a turkey-cock's; his eyes filled with tears.

Creeping as close to the belligerents as possible, he found that one was a wild turkey-cock, the other a white-headed eagle.

Dick now observed that, from the uncertainty of its motions, the turkey-cock was blind, a discovery which caused a throb of compunction to enter his breast for standing and looking on, so he ran forward.

Dick found that the turkey-cock was quite blind, the eagle having thrust out both its eyes, so, in mercy, he put an end to its sufferings.

That seemed to annoy Godmamma very much; she got as red as a turkey-cock, and said she saw nothing to cause mirthin fact, she had hoped I should have been ashamed at such deplorable immodesty, if, as she feared from my attitude, her accusation was correct.

Gives himself as many airs as a turkey-cock in springtime, and seems to think all the rest of the world was created on purpose to black his boots.

My ridiculous father still struts about like a turkey-cock, as if all his medals and crosses could cover the fact that he is but a head lackey, with no more real power than I have.

Again in Henry V., Grower is made to say to Fluellen, "Here comes Pistol, swelling like a turkey-cock" (act v. sc. 1).

His gills are as rosy as a turkey-cock's.

Warner had placed his family in an arbour within a grove, and to "aggravate" him, Harris came and walked before his door, strutting up and down like a turkey-cock, and in a way to show that it was intended to annoy Warner.

"The males have generally a greyish or brown plumage, the feet of the turkey-cock, as also the beak, but a little more hooked.

They stand higher than the turkey-cock, and have a straight neck, a little longer in proportion than it is in that bird when it raises its head.

The Doctor's like a turkey-cock in sight of a red handkerchief.

The most important animal in the world is a turkey-cock.

"There you go, red as a turkey-cock and madder than a singed tree-cat!

"See, daughter Alice, you will learn one day to build up a jelly as well as to eat it," said Sir Philip good-humouredly, whereat the small lady pouted a little and said "Bet lets me make shapes of the dough, but I won't stir the pans and get to look like a turkey-cock.

"That is why you are always on such good terms with yourself," said Percy, as red as a turkey-cock.

In this poor fellow's case it was the great turkey-cock at the farm, of which he stood so terribly in awe that he was afraid to come within a great distance of his enemy.