turnspit

One that turns a roasting spit.

A roasting spit that can be turned.

A dog formerly used in a treadmill to turn a roasting spit.

A person who turns a spit.

A kind of dog of small size, long-bodied and short-legged, formerly used to work a kind of treadmill-wheel by means of which a spit was turned.

One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial office.

A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting.

A person employed in turning a spit for the purpose of roasting meat.

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