Meaning

3 senses
  1. A person employed in turning a spit for the purpose of roasting meat.

    a roasting spit that can be turned

  2. Synonym of roasting jack.

  3. (archaic, broadly, derogatory)A person engaged in some menial occupation.

Origin

From turn + spit.

From turn + spit.

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Forms

plural: turnspits
Singularturnspit
Pluralturnspits

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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