Roasting jack

Roasting jack
Roasting Roast"ing, a. & n., from {Roast}, v. [1913 Webster]

{Roasting ear}, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.

{Roasting jack}, a machine for turning a spit on which meat is roasted. [1913 Webster]


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  • Roasting jack — A bottle jack. A roasting jack is a machine which rotates meat roasting on a spit.[1] It can also be called a turnspit, although this name can also refer to a human turning the spit, or a turnspit dog.[2] Cooking meat on a spit dates …   Wikipedia

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  • Roasting — Roast ing, a. & n., from {Roast}, v. [1913 Webster] {Roasting ear}, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted. {Roasting jack}, a machine for turning a spit on which meat is roasted. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Roasting ear — Roasting Roast ing, a. & n., from {Roast}, v. [1913 Webster] {Roasting ear}, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of development when it is fit to be eaten roasted. {Roasting jack}, a machine for turning a spit on which meat is roasted. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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