turnspit
noun
Meaning
- An apparatus for turning the spit on which meat is roasted.
- A person employed in turning a spit for the purpose of roasting meat.
- (by extension) A person engaged in some menial occupation.
- A short-legged, long-bodied dog, now extinct, bred to run on a wheel to turn a spit.
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