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# turnspit

noun (turnspits); old use

«turnspit» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A servant, or a small dog, who turned a roasting spit over a kitchen fire. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnspit/#m1)

### In the lessons

a helper in an old kitchen who turns the meat

### Examples

- The turnspit ran after the chariot. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnspit/#x1)
- The cook called the turnspit to turn the roast. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnspit/#x2)
- The turnspit was covered with mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnspit/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «turnspit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/turnspit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«turnspit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/turnspit.html) on Mova free.