n. 1. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding; a bending course; a flexure; a meander. [ 1913 Webster ] Through paths and turnings often trod by day. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road. [ 1913 Webster ] It is preached at every turning. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. Deviation from the way or proper course. Harmar. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various forms by means of a lathe and cutting tools. [ 1913 Webster ] 5. pl. The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of turning from the material turned; -- usually used in the plural. [ 1913 Webster ] 6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is turned. [ 1913 Webster ]
Turning and boring mill, a kind of lathe having a vertical spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring large work. --
Turning bridge. See the Note under Drawbridge. --
Turning engine, an engine lathe. --
Turning lathe, a lathe used by turners to shape their work. --
Turning pair. See the Note under Pair, n. --
Turning point, the point upon which a question turns, and which decides a case. [ 1913 Webster ]
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