See Also: turnspit(medicine)
turnspit(dictionary)

turnspit (iou)



turnspit noun. L16.
[from TURN verb + SPIT noun1.]
Hist. A dog kept to turn a roasting-spit by running on a treadmill connected with it; a servant whose job was to turn a roasting-spit. L16.
A roasting-jack (see JACK noun1 5). rare. E17.