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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Turn-out  \Turn"-out`\,  n.;  pl  {Turn-outs}. 
  1.  The  act  of  coming  forth;  a  leaving  of  houses,  shops,  etc.; 
  esp.,  a  quitting  of  employment  for  the  purpose  of  forcing 
  increase  of  wages;  a  strike;  --  opposed  to  lockout. 
 
  2.  A  short  side  track  on  a  railroad,  which  may  be  occupied  by 
  one  train  while  another  is  passing  on  a  main  track;  a 
  shunt;  a  siding;  a  switch. 
 
  3.  That  which  is  prominently  brought  forward  or  exhibited; 
  hence  an  equipage;  as  a  man  with  a  showy  carriage  and 
  horses  is  said  to  have  a  fine  turn-out. 
 
  4.  The  aggregate  number  of  persons  who  have  come  out  as  from 
  their  houses,  for  a  special  purpose. 
 
  5.  Net  quantity  of  produce  yielded. 




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