turnspit dog

noun

A short-legged, long-bodied dog, now extinct, bred to run on a wheel to turn a spit.

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Meanings

nounturnspit dog (plural turnspit dogs)

plural turnspit dogs

  1. archaicA short-legged, long-bodied dog, now extinct, bred to run on a wheel to turn a spit.
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