turkey peek
n.— «In an effort to find his Marines, Taube said he risked injury by taking a “turkey peek” over his gravel pile to see if he could locate Robinett.» —“Wounded Marine awarded Purple Heart, accomplishes mission” in Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C. Department of Defense U.S. Marine Corps News Mar. 16, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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