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

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round turn

"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

Turn round, turn round and come back with us.

From A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance by Mitford, Bertram

"After that round turn, you may belay," cried Tom laughing.

From The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun; containing a collection of over one thousand of the most laughable sayings and jokes of celebrated wits and humorists. by Various

On each side of the trestle near the ground is a treadle; from one of these a cotton cord passes over the shaft taking a round turn and is made fast to the other treadle.

From The Inhabitants of the Philippines by Sawyer, Frederic H.

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)