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Turk's-head
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noun
Turk's-head
n.
1.
(Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a piece of small line.
2.
(a)
The melon cactus. (West Indies)
(b)
Any of several species of Echinocactus. (California)
3.
A long-handled, round-headed broom for sweeping ceilings, etc. (Colloq. or Dial.)
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