What is a small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting called?
turnspit — (Zoöl.) A small breed of dogs having a long body and short crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for turning a spit on which meat was roasting. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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