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turnbroaches

turnbroaches is the plural of turnbroach.

Meaning of turnbroach

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...

Questions about turnbroaches

What is turnbroaches the plural of?
Turnbroaches is the plural of turnbroach.

Words near turnbroaches in the dictionary

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

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