turnspit
English
noun
Definitions
- A person employed in turning a spit for the purpose of roasting meat.
- (archaic) A person engaged in some menial occupation.
- (archaic)
Etymology
Compound from English turn + English spit (skewer, sharp, pointed rod, rod).
Origin
English
spit
Gloss
skewer, sharp, pointed rod, rod
Concept
Semantic Field
Sense perception
Ontological Category
Property
Kanji
串
Emoji
🪒
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ampere-turn English
- batspit English
- bespit English
- beturn English
- counterturn English
- deturn English
- downturn English
- gainturn English
- interturn English
- intraturn English
- inturn English
- midturn English
- misturn English
- multiturn English
- outspit English
- outturn English
- overturn English
- preturn English
- sandspit English
- spit English
- spit-ball English
- spit-poison English
- spitball English
- spitbox English
- spitbraai English
- spitbug English
- spitfire English
- spitful English
- spitless English
- spitpoison English
- spitshine English
- spitstick English
- spitter English
- spittest English
- spitteth English
- spittoon English
- spitty English
- turn English
- turn out English
- turnability English
- turnable English
- turnabout English
- turnagain English
- turnback English
- turnboy English
- turnbroach English
- turnbuckle English
- turncloak English
- turncoat English
- turncock English
- turndown English
- turned English
- turner English
- turnery English
- turnest English
- turneth English
- turning English
- turnkey English
- turnoff English
- turnout English
- turnover English
- turnplate English
- turnround English
- turnscrew English
- turnshoe English
- turnsick English
- turnskin English
- turnstile English
- turnstone English
- turnt English
- turntable English
- turntail English
- turntippet English
- turnwrest English
- turny English
- underturn English
- unspit English
- unturn English
- upturn English
- turn Finnish
- tornāre, torno Latin
- Törn German
- tourner French
- ターン Japanese
- tørn Norwegian Nynorsk
- tørne Norwegian Nynorsk
- spit Middle English
- turnen Middle English
- spet Tok Pisin
- tanim Tok Pisin
- spet Torres Strait Creole
- turn
- spit
- turnt
- turny
- deturn
- turner
- unspit
- beturn
- inturn
- bespit
- turned
- spitty
- unturn
- upturn
- outspit
- outturn
- batspit
- spitbug
- turnest
- spitter
- turnboy
- misturn
- turnoff
- spitbox
- preturn
- turnery
- turning
- midturn
- turnkey
- turnout
- spitful
- turneth
- turntail
- spitball
- sandspit
- turnable
- turnback
- spitless
- spittoon
- turndown
- gainturn
- overturn
- downturn
- turncoat
- spitfire
- turncock
- spittest
- turnshoe
- turn out
- turnover
- spitteth
- turnskin
- turnsick
- turncloak
- spit-ball
- turnround
- spitshine
- multiturn
- turnstile
- turnagain
- turnscrew
- intraturn
- interturn
- turnwrest
- turnstone
- turnplate
- spitbraai
- spitstick
- turntable
- underturn
- turnabout
- turnbroach
- turnbuckle
- turntippet
- spitpoison
- counterturn
- turnability
- spit-poison
- ampere-turn