Sentence:  The <WSD>spits</WSD> upon which the double sections of fish are transfixed are iron rods about 7 feet long, provided with an L-shaped handle at one end, so that when hung on a bracket at either side of the fireplace it may be turned by hand. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A thin metal or wooden rod on which meat is skewered for cooking, often over a fire.