a round dance, danced by couples, properly to ragtime, the step being a springy walk with little or no bending of the knees, and accompanied by a swinging motion of the body with shoulder movements up and down.
[ 1830-40, Amer. ]
TURKEY TROT
Meaning of TURKEY TROT in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012