turnbroach en · NOUN
Etymology
From turn + broach.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A turnspit.
Has not a deputy married his cook-maid? An alderman's widow, one that was her turnbroach?
c. 1613, Thomas Middleton, William Rowley, “Wit at Several Weapons. A Comedy.”, in Comedies and Tragedies […], London: […] Humphrey Robinson, […], and for Humphrey Moseley […], published 1647, →OCLC, Act III, scene i:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| turnbroaches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |