round turn

American  

noun

1. a complete turn of a rope or the like around an object.

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Etymology

Origin of round turn

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

"Ain't gonna let nobody turn me round, turn me round, turn me around," they sang before the Freedom Riders exited the bus.

From Reuters • May 25, 2011

In this way she was able to provide her grandfather for the new year with reading that everybody was talking about, and that brought him up to date with a round turn.

From Imaginary Interviews by Howells, William Dean

It was humorously observed of this vessel that she was in danger of making a round turn and appearing with her keel uppermost; and that she would even turn a halfpenny if laid upon deck.”

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis

So the couple in Tasmania lay low until their child was born—an event which proved fatal to the mother, and brought the Marquis up with a round turn, as the saying is.

From My Lord Duke by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

Then, being a man of humor, he saw that he had a round turn on those who had spitefufly sought to question him.

From Strangers and Wayfarers by Jewett, Sarah Orne