Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In English law, the turn or circuit formerly made by a sheriff twice every year for the purpose of holding in each hundred the great courtleet of the county. The tourn long ago fell into disuse.
- noun A spinning-wheel.
- An obsolete form of
turn .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Prov. Eng. A spinning wheel.
- noun (O.Eng.Law) The sheriff's turn, or court.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
circuit made by amedieval English sheriff to thecourts of hisshire - noun UK, dialect, obsolete
spinning wheel
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Examples
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I don't want to tourn this blog in to a 'look what I found on YouTube' thing, and so far I've resisted the whole 'spend my day watching people being stupid' habit.
Archive 2007-06-01 Jonathan 2007
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I don't want to tourn this blog in to a 'look what I found on YouTube' thing, and so far I've resisted the whole 'spend my day watching people being stupid' habit.
Chickens versus rabbits Jonathan 2007
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Yes | No | Report from buckshot89 wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago great article. i'm going to a tourn this weekend and its supposed to rain
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Yes | No | Report from buckshot89 wrote 36 weeks 6 days ago great article. i'm going to a tourn this weekend and its supposed to rain
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Rissa: humm ... maybe just you rachel and baby e proabaly. .i don't know because i have all kinds of b ball tourn.
berrywine Diary Entry berrywine 2003
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Again that which Paule doth affirme that they be commaundements of men that tourn awaye the truthe?
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It's looking like another dissapointing outing in the NCAA tourn.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Jim Oconnell 2010
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A Graceville Dixie Majors All-Star player runs down the first base line during a district tourn ...
www2.wsav.com - News 2010
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Bryce Molder hits a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the PGA Championship golf tourn photos. of Large view Bryce Molder hits a shot on the 18th hole during the second round of the
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NEW HAVEN -- It's never easy to anticipate the thought process of a tournament selection committee, but most experts agreed the path for the Yale men's hockey team at the NCAA tourn a m e n t w a s cut-and-dried.
Home - BostonHerald.com Chip Malafronte 2010
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