turnspit

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English - Turkish
eskiden ayak değirmenini çevirmekte kullanılan köpek
kebapçı
döner çeviren kimse
{i} dönerci
English - English
A short-legged, long-bodied dog, now extinct, bred to run on a wheel to turn a spit
A person employed in turning a spit for the purpose of roasting meat
{n} one who turns a spit, a kind of dog
A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs
One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some menial office
These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting
a roasting spit that can be turned

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