Definition of Turnduns

1. turndun [n] - See also: turndun

Lexicographical Neighbors of Turnduns

turnboys
turnbroach
turnbroaches
turnbuckle
turnbuckles
turnbull's blue
turncloak
turncloaks
turncoat
turncoats
turncock
turncocks
turndown
turndowns
turndun
turnduns (current term)
turneaureite
turned
turned against
turned around
turned away
turned back
turned back the clock
turned down
turned in
turned in one's grave
turned into
turned loose
turned off
turned on

Literary usage of Turnduns

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Origins of Religion, and Other Essays by Andrew Lang (1908)
"When boys go through the mystic ceremony of initiation they are shown turnduns, or bull-roarers, and made to listen to their hideous din. ..."

2. Custom and Myth by Andrew Lang (1893)
"... when boys were being ' made men,' or initiated.1 On turnduns the Australian sorcerers can fly up to heaven. Turn- duns carved with imitations of ..."

3. Custom and Myth by Andrew Lang (1884)
"When boys go through the mystic ceremony of initiation they are shown turnduns, or bull-roarers, and made to listen to their hideous din. ..."

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