turnbroach

English

Etymology

turn +‎ broach

Noun

turnbroach (plural turnbroaches)

1. (obsolete) A turnspit.
   • 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:

     Has not a deputy married his cook-maid? An alderman's widow, one that was her turnbroach?