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Topic: ILLNESS AND DISABILITY

Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: 'turnstile, tourniquet', from tourner; TURN1

tourniquet

 noun
     
tour‧ni‧quet [countable]
MH a band of cloth that is twisted tightly around an injured arm or leg to stop it bleeding
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