As he had several boarders as well as day scholars, his two turnspits had plenty to do.
We gather from "Howard's Household Book" that Lord Howard gave four old turnspits a penny each.
As he had several boarders as well as day-scholars, his two turnspits had plenty to do.
A story is said to have been related to a gentleman by the Duke de Liancourt, of two turnspits employed in his kitchen, who had to take their turns every other day to get into the wheel.
As two turnspits were generally kept to do the roasting work of a family, each dog knew his own day, and it was not an easy task to make one work two days running.
As he had several boarders, as well as day-scholars, his two turnspits had plenty to do.
Turnspits are descended from ill-made hounds, which they resemble in body, but have very short, and even crooked legs.
A company of turnspits were assembled in the Abbey Church of Bath, where they remained very quietly.
There are instances of hedgehogs performing the office of turnspits in a kitchen; and, from the facility with which they accommodate themselves to all sorts of food, they are easily kept.
At that the turnspits capered and yelped with glee, for batter-cakes and coffee are not cooked upon spits, and so they were free to sally forth into the city streets and watch the King's homecoming in a grand parade.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turnspits" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
