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Definition of Good turn
1. Noun. A favor for someone. "He did me a good turn"
Definition of Good turn
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A good deed; a thoughtful or selfless act. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Good Turn
Literary usage of Good turn
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Theatrical Times of Charles Kean, F.S.A. by Fanny Kemble, Kate Field, John William Cole (1882)
"... good sense will hardly do it that good turn. An American wrote to me the other
day: " As for our calling ourselves a great people, I think wo are a ..."
2. Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor by Richard Doddridge Blackmore (1890)
"A good turn FOR JEREMY. OHN FRY had now six shillings a week of regular and
permanent wage, besides all harvest and shearing money, as well as a cottage ..."
3. American Physical Education Review by American Physical Education Association (1920)
"good turn explained. Read good turn experiences printed throughout this issue.
Every man, woman and child present urged to take good turn pledge for one ..."
4. Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life, During a Four Months' Residence in a by Herman Melville (1850)
"JERMIN SERVES OS A good turn.—FRIENDSHIPS IN POLYNESIA. THK ship out of the way,
we were quite anxious to know what was going to be done with us. ..."
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