: O lymp ic ▁weight l if ters ▁of ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁Category : Weight l if ters ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁San ▁Pedro ▁de ▁Mac or ís <0x0A> </s> ▁A ▁Turk ' s ▁head ▁kn ot , ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁S ail or ' s ▁kn ot , ▁is ▁a ▁decor ative ▁kn ot ▁with ▁a ▁variable ▁number ▁of ▁inter w oven ▁str ands , ▁forming ▁a ▁closed ▁loop . ▁The ▁name ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁general ▁family ▁of ▁all ▁such ▁kn ots ▁rather ▁than ▁one ▁individual ▁kn ot . ▁While ▁generally ▁seen ▁made ▁around ▁a ▁cyl inder , ▁the ▁kn ot ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁de formed ▁into ▁a ▁flat , ▁mat - like ▁shape . ▁ ▁Some ▁variants ▁can ▁be ▁arranged ▁into ▁a ▁roughly ▁spher ical ▁shape , ▁a kin ▁to ▁a ▁mon key ' s ▁f ist ▁kn ot . ▁ ▁The ▁kn ot ▁is ▁used ▁primarily ▁for ▁decor ation ▁and ▁occasionally ▁as ▁anti - ch af ing ▁protection . ▁A ▁notable ▁practical ▁use ▁for ▁the ▁Turk ' s ▁head ▁is ▁to ▁mark ▁the ▁" king ▁spoke " ▁of ▁a ▁ship ' s ▁wheel ; ▁when ▁this ▁spoke ▁is ▁u pr ight ▁the ▁rud der ▁is ▁in ▁a ▁central ▁position . ▁The ▁kn ot ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁a ▁not ional ▁res embl ance ▁to ▁a ▁tur ban ▁( ), ▁though ▁a ▁tur ban ▁is ▁w ound ▁rather ▁than ▁inter w oven . ▁ ▁The