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Turnspit

noun
1.
A roasting spit that can be turned.





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"Turnspit" Quotes from Famous Books



... name Lambert Simnel. He had been tutored to play the prince by an ambitious priest named Simons. This priest was shut up in prison, and died there. As for his pupil, the king contemptuously sent him into his kitchen, and condemned him to the servile office of turnspit. Afterwards, as young Simnel showed some intelligence and loyalty, he was made one of the king's falconers. And so ended the story of ...
— Historical Tales, Vol. 4 (of 15) - The Romance of Reality • Charles Morris


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