Word: turnspit
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
spit
Definition: A person engaged in some menial occupation.
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: turnus
Language: la
Decoded: turnus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Papilio glaucus, the eastern tiger swallowtail, a butterfly of eastern North America.
Affix: spit
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A person who exactly resembles someone else (usually in set phrases; see spitting image)