Broad-Breasted White
noun
variants
or broad-breasted white
: a large, white domestic turkey of a variety that matures quickly and has abundant breast meat
The Broad-Breasted White really is broad-breasted, so much so that it no longer easily can breed naturally.—
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2010
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2010The birds sold in supermarkets are mostly broad-breasted whites, which were bred to mature quickly and to have much larger breasts because most consumers prefer white turkey meat to dark.—Merritt Melancon, Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle, 23 Nov. 2008
Merritt Melancon, Augusta (Georgia) Chronicle, 23 Nov. 2008Dictionary Entries Near Broad-Breasted White
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