Word: turnspit
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: turn
spit
Definition: A person employed in turning a spit for the purpose of roasting meat.
Morphemes:
Affix: turn
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tornāre
Language: la
Decoded: tornare
Meaning: to round off, turn in a lathe
Affix: spit
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To use a spit to cook; to attend to food that is cooking on a spit.