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turnbroach

turnbroach noun: a turnspit.

Noun

turnbroach (plural turnbroaches)

  1. (obsolete) A turnspit.
    • Has not a deputy married his cook-maid? An alderman's widow, one that was her turnbroach?c. 1613, Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, “Wit at Several Weapons. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC...

turnbroach meaning in Tamil

turnbroach in Tamil

அகப்பைக்கோல், சட்டுவக் கோல்

Forms of turnbroach

pluralturnbroaches

Origin of turnbroach

From turn + broach.

Questions about turnbroach

What does turnbroach mean?
Turnbroach means a turnspit.
What is turnbroach in Tamil?
Turnbroach in Tamil is அகப்பைக்கோல், சட்டுவக் கோல். See Turnbroach meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is turnbroach?
Turnbroach is a noun.
What is the plural of turnbroach?
The plural of turnbroach is turnbroaches.

Words near turnbroach in the dictionary

  1. Turnboughs
  2. Turnbow
  3. Turnbows
  4. turnboy
  5. turnboys
  6. turnbroach
  7. turnbroaches
  8. turnbuckle
  9. turnbuckles
  10. Turnbull
  11. Turnbull's blue

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Adapted from Wiktionary: turnbroach (page history and authors); turnbroach (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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