turkey=three strikes in a row in bowling

Sam Clements sclements at NEO.RR.COM
Tue Dec 30 07:23:51 UTC 2003


I went bowling with my brothers over the holidays.  I threw three strikes in
a row(in an otherwise poor showing).  The digital display showed a turkey.

So, where and when did this term originate in the bowling sense?  M-W gets a
pass as they cite it as meaning #3.  OED doesn't care, if I read it right.

I almost give up on using Ancestry.

Sam Clements



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