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turnspit definition

turn·spit (tʉrn′spit′)

noun

  1. a person who turns a spit
  2. Historical a small dog trained to turn a spit by means of a treadmill
  3. a spit that can be turned

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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