Turkwise

adv

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Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In the manner of a Turk or Turks.

    ""What if I give him the bastinado, Turkwise? Methinks that would bring him into a sounder temper.""

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""What if I give him the bastinado, Turkwise? Methinks that would bring him into a sounder temper.""

Etymology

From Turk + -wise.

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