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turnspit dogs

turnspit dogs is the plural of turnspit dog.

Meaning of turnspit dog

Noun

turnspit dog (plural turnspit dogs)

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

Questions about turnspit dogs

What is turnspit dogs the plural of?
Turnspit dogs is the plural of turnspit dog.

Words near turnspit dogs in the dictionary

  1. turnsole
  2. turnsoles
  3. turnsols
  4. turnspit
  5. turnspit dog
  6. turnspit dogs
  7. turnspits
  8. turnstile
  9. turnstile attendance
  10. turnstiled
  11. turnstiles

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