roasting-jack
/ˈrəʊstɪŋdʒak/Now historical
noun
A device for turning a spit for roasting meat over an open fire.
- Early devices were worked by weights or springs; later ones often used currents of hot air or had clockwork mechanisms..
Origin
Late 17th century. From roasting + Jack.
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