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Definition of Turk's head
1. Noun. An ornamental knot that resembles a small turban.
Definition of Turk's head
1. Noun. A knot, or any of various similar kinds of knots, resulting in a ball of rope. ¹
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1. Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the by James Caulfield (1820)
"... AT T.HE TURK/S-HEAD COFFEE-HOUSE. IN almost every coffee-house or tavern within
the- metropolis, there is in general some one or other of the attendants ..."
2. Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of by Sussex Archaeological Society (1861)
"Wheatley, widow of Samuel Wheatley, hath lately held the " Turk s Head," and
alienated the same to — Barham, Doctor of Physic; after his death, in 1769, ..."
3. A Manual of Yacht and Boat Sailing by Dixon Kemp (1878)
"Tumbler.—A piece of wood pivoted in the jaws of a gaff which is always in the
plane of the mast. Tumbler-fid.—(See page 105 and 242.) Turk.s-head. ..."
4. The Western Antiquary by William Henry Kearley Wright (1883)
"... Turk s Head,' the 'Rose and Crown,' ' The Four Castles,' ' The White Hart,'
and ' The Lion,' are some of the existing old inns of Plymouth, each having, ..."
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