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  1. Turnspit Dog, Turnspit dog: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  2. Turnspit Dog: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898)
  3. turnspit dog: Wiktionary

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▸ noun:  (archaic) A short-legged, long-bodied dog, now extinct, bred to run on a wheel to turn a spit.

Similar:
turnspit, spettle, spitful, spittle, lockspit, Spight, spur, sand spit, spurket, spinniken, more...

Opposite:
lapdog, pet, companion

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Similar:
turnspit, spettle, spitful, spittle, lockspit, Spight, spur, sand spit, spurket, spinniken, more...

Opposite:
lapdog, pet, companion



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