turkey trot

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turkey trot

n.
A ragtime dance marked by a springy walk with the feet well apart and a swinging up-and-down movement of the shoulders.
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turkey trot

n
(Dancing) an early ragtime one-step, popular in the period of World War I
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tur′key trot`


n.
a ragtime dance marked by a springy walk, shoulder movements, and little bending of the knees.
[1830–40, Amer.]
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Noun1.turkey trot - an early ragtime one-step
one-step - an early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot
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