turnkeyn.

Brit.

/ˈtəːnkiː/, U.S.

/ˈtərnˌki/

Etymology: < turn v. + key n.¹

1. One who has charge of the keys of a prison; a jailer, esp. a subordinate; also transf.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > jailer

jailerc1290

prisonera1325

officer?1387

claviculer1447

javeler?c1450

key turner1606

baston1607

twistkey1617

prison keeper1623

detainer1647

prison officer1649

turnkey1655

imprisoner1656

phylacist1656

cipier1671

wardsman1683

goodman1698

prison guard1722

screw1812

dungeoner1817

dubsman1839

cell-keeper1841

prison warder1854

warder1855

dubs1882

twirl1891

hack1914

correction officer1940

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 106 Mr. Atturney was turn-key, pro tempore, and let them in single at one door.

1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 31 God..vouchsaf'd to be Noah's turnkey.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1780 II. 320 Mr. Akerman..ordered the outer turnkey upon no account to open the gate.

1864 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) III. 232 He bowed to the judge, and walked away with the turnkey.

1878 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David V. Ps. cv. 20 When God means to enlarge his prisoners, kings become his turnkeys.

a. ? A burglar's implement for turning from the outside a key left in the door. ? Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [noun] > instruments used by burglars > for picking or forcing locks

turnkey1803

loid1958

shim1968

1803 Sporting Mag. 22 126 A Bow-street officer found a little loose powder, a turnkey, and some other trifling articles.

b. A tooth-key, formerly used in dentistry; a tooth-wrest.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > instruments for extracting teeth

tooth-iron1483

pelican1598

tooth-drawer1598

dog1611

snap1611

plychon1688

pullikins1688

screw pelican1688

tooth-wrest1706

pounce1742

key instrument1762

key1774

punch1826

tooth-key1827

tooth-forceps1844

turnkey1855

1855 P. T. Barnum Life vi. 91 The pseudo-dentist went to work, and by dint of hammer, pincers, and ‘turnkeys’, he extracted the twenty teeth.

1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Turnkey, an instrument to extract teeth; not much used now.

3. Used attrib. to designate a contract, system, etc., whereby the contractor undertakes to supply or install a complete product or service that is ready for immediate use.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > other trading methods > [adjective] > immediate > ready for immediate use

turnkey1934

1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Turn-key job.

1958 Times 16 Dec. 6/5 The station, which is to supply the colony's rapidly growing needs, is being built on a ‘turnkey’ contract by the English Electric Company, which is supplying all the electrical plant.

1964 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 48/2 It now has a reputation for successful completion of contracts on a ‘turnkey’ basis, starting from a survey of the geology of the country concerned and ending with the handing over of a complete factory with trained staff.

1966 Economist 5 Mar. 925/1 The so-called ‘turnkey’ factories, bought ready to go into production and wholly on credit.

1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 32 (advt.) We offer a variety of turnkey systems.

1980 Nature 24 Apr. 657/2 A standard PWR reactor of the type sold by Westinghouse all over the world under turn-key contract.

1984 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Mar. 17/1 One likely institutional change is the construction of ‘turnkey’ nuclear power plants.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	turnkey
释义	turnkeyn. Brit. /ˈtəːnkiː/, U.S. /ˈtərnˌki/ Etymology: < turn v. + key n.¹ 1. One who has charge of the keys of a prison; a jailer, esp. a subordinate; also transf. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > jailer jailerc1290 prisonera1325 officer?1387 claviculer1447 javeler?c1450 key turner1606 baston1607 twistkey1617 prison keeper1623 detainer1647 prison officer1649 turnkey1655 imprisoner1656 phylacist1656 cipier1671 wardsman1683 goodman1698 prison guard1722 screw1812 dungeoner1817 dubsman1839 cell-keeper1841 prison warder1854 warder1855 dubs1882 twirl1891 hack1914 correction officer1940 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 106 Mr. Atturney was turn-key, pro tempore, and let them in single at one door. 1680 C. Ness Compl. Church-hist. 31 God..vouchsaf'd to be Noah's turnkey. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1780 II. 320 Mr. Akerman..ordered the outer turnkey upon no account to open the gate. 1864 J. W. Carlyle Lett. (1883) III. 232 He bowed to the judge, and walked away with the turnkey. 1878 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David V. Ps. cv. 20 When God means to enlarge his prisoners, kings become his turnkeys. 2. a. ? A burglar's implement for turning from the outside a key left in the door. ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > burglary > [noun] > instruments used by burglars > for picking or forcing locks turnkey1803 loid1958 shim1968 1803 Sporting Mag. 22 126 A Bow-street officer found a little loose powder, a turnkey, and some other trifling articles. b. A tooth-key, formerly used in dentistry; a tooth-wrest. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > dentistry > [noun] > instruments for extracting teeth tooth-iron1483 pelican1598 tooth-drawer1598 dog1611 snap1611 plychon1688 pullikins1688 screw pelican1688 tooth-wrest1706 pounce1742 key instrument1762 key1774 punch1826 tooth-key1827 tooth-forceps1844 turnkey1855 1855 P. T. Barnum Life vi. 91 The pseudo-dentist went to work, and by dint of hammer, pincers, and ‘turnkeys’, he extracted the twenty teeth. 1877 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. Turnkey, an instrument to extract teeth; not much used now. 3. Used attrib. to designate a contract, system, etc., whereby the contractor undertakes to supply or install a complete product or service that is ready for immediate use. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > other trading methods > [adjective] > immediate > ready for immediate use turnkey1934 1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Turn-key job. 1958 Times 16 Dec. 6/5 The station, which is to supply the colony's rapidly growing needs, is being built on a ‘turnkey’ contract by the English Electric Company, which is supplying all the electrical plant. 1964 Times Rev. Industry Feb. 48/2 It now has a reputation for successful completion of contracts on a ‘turnkey’ basis, starting from a survey of the geology of the country concerned and ending with the handing over of a complete factory with trained staff. 1966 Economist 5 Mar. 925/1 The so-called ‘turnkey’ factories, bought ready to go into production and wholly on credit. 1979 Personal Computer World Nov. 32 (advt.) We offer a variety of turnkey systems. 1980 Nature 24 Apr. 657/2 A standard PWR reactor of the type sold by Westinghouse all over the world under turn-key contract. 1984 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Mar. 17/1 One likely institutional change is the construction of ‘turnkey’ nuclear power plants. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1655
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