Turk's-head

[turks-hed]

noun

1. a turbanlike knot of small cords, made around a rope, spar, etc.

Turk's-head

noun

1. an ornamental turban-like knot made by weaving small cord around a larger rope

Word History and Origins

Origin of Turk's-head¹

First recorded in 1715–25

Example Sentences

It does not appear that he went frequently to the Turk's-Head Club.

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A woman with the bump of order thoroughly developed would, if she had been placed in charge, have immediately invested in a dozen dusters, a turk’s-head, and a feather brush, and gone to the attack, but only to sink down in utter despair.

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He says that he was at that time rather delicate, and had not yet developed that prodigious strength which later on enabled him to strike a 520-pound blow on a Turk's-head.

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We assembled generally at seven o'clock of an Evening, once a Week, at the Turk's-Head, in Gerrard-Street, Soho, till that Tavern was sold and made into a private Dwelling; after which Event we mov'd our Gatherings successively to Prince's in Sackville-Street, Le Tellier's in Dover-Street, and Parsloe's and the Thatched House in St. James's-Street.

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Woolfolk moved abruptly, and, securing a bucket to the handle of which a short rope had been spliced and finished with an ornamental Turk’s-head, he swung it overboard and brought it up half full.

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