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rotisserie definition

☆ ro·tis·serie (rō tis′ər ē)

noun

  1. a shop where meats are roasted and sold
  2. a grill with an electrically turned spit

Etymology: Fr < MFr rostisserie < rostisseur, one who roasts meats for sale < rostir, to roast

adjective

designating or of a sports fantasy league, game, etc.

Etymology: < Rotisserie League Baseball, a trademark for such a game

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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