turkey-trotting

At various times, it had its large restaurant divided into the 400 Room – where the Dixieland Jazz Band were introduced –, the Sophie Tucker Room and the Doraldina Hawaiian Room – was the first in New York to echo with the pitter-pat of turkey-trotting feet –, all offering patrons a choice of environments.

Lobster Palace Society | Edwardian Promenade 2008

Mr. and Mrs. Petway, tricked and trickster, were turkey-trotting through a loop of the Bible Belt.

Skinny Legs and All Robbins, Tom 1990

The effect was rhythmic but grotesque, much as if Ben thought he was turkey-trotting.

Missy Dana Gatlin

Doggedly ahead he pursued his turkey-trotting course, un-mindful of tuggings, coaxings, or threats, till, suddenly, at the point where Maple runs into the Public Square, he made a turn into Main so abrupt as to send the inner rear wheel up onto the curb.

Missy Dana Gatlin

I am no devout lover of rag-time and turkey-trotting, but they too are manifestations.

Art Clive Bell 1922

The public refused to try the new Castle dances, and kept on turkey-trotting and bunny-hugging.

How Millions of People Are Reached 1921

Kii-no-kuni, the Kap-pore [K] and the Durhma-san on the Shelf, almost stark-naked, with a palm-fibre broom, began turkey-trotting about the room, shouting "The Sino-Japanese negotiations came to a break ......."

Botchan (Master Darling) Soseki Natsume 1891

Colonel Fortescue's aide, Conway, a serious young lieutenant, delivered the Colonel's orders that there was to be no tangoing or turkey-trotting or chicken-reeling or "Here Comes My Daddy" business in that ball-room.

Betty at Fort Blizzard Molly Elliot Seawell 1888

"Our tangos and turkey-trotting are just an amusement, ending in a feast, whilst their diversion is mostly prayers, intoning, gongs, and bells, burning candles and telling beads.

The Road to Mandalay A Tale of Burma 1884