a good turn out

[aggiesteph]

I'm reading Agatha Christie's "The Sittaford Mystery" and I came across a phrase I can't make out. Here's the passage:

"And talking about jobs, what do you say, sir, to a good turn out? (...) It's a month since it's been done. (...) She was an impassioned cleaner and turner out."

How do I understand "turn out" here. Is it supposed to be some sort of cleaning/ tidying?

I'd be grateful for any eluciadation.

 

[riquecohen]

Yes. Oxford Dictionaries.com define it as "to clean out a drawer, room, etc. by taking out and reorganizing its contents." I've never heard this used in AmE.

 

[aggiesteph]

That's what I thought athough here it is used as a noun and so far a haven't been able to find an entry listing it as a noun with this sort of meaning you described.

 

[Matthew Wai]

Is definition#5 on the following page what you are looking for?
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turnout

Not a teacher.

 

[aggiesteph]

That'd be it. Thank you