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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Turk's-head

· Turk'sĀ·-head · IPA
01 n. A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.
  1. 1.
    A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.(Naut.)
  2. 2.
    The melon cactus.[West Indies]
  3. 3.
    A long-handled, round-headed broom for sweeping ceilings, etc.[Colloq. or Dial.]