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单词 turnspit
例句 turnspit
There is not a turnspit now but must hear the news, and take his own leave and time to gather it. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z
In the meantime--remember that you are my slave, my dog, my turnspit, to fetch or carry, cry or be merry at my will. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z
We gather from “Howard’s Household Book” that Lord Howard gave four old turnspits a penny each. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z
We must, however, make an exception for the turnspit dog, in which the superior border equals three-fourths of that length. Artistic Anatomy of Animals 2011-12-17T03:00:16.893Z
The scene is dreary enough, in spite of the picturesque bare-legged turnspit by the roaring wood-fire, the furniture is scanty, there are draughts, and the litter lying about spells slovenliness and discomfort. The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century 2011-11-04T02:00:24.773Z
The summary and inhuman mode of teaching these turnspits their humble duties is described in a book of anecdotes published at Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1809. Stage-coach and Tavern Days 2011-08-31T02:01:27.587Z
Our staghounds, greyhounds, mastiffs, turnspits, pointers, terriers, &c., are bred for centuries, not only in Egypt and Europe without losing their types, but in any climate which does not destroy them. The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind 2011-08-19T02:00:11.867Z
At a decent inn here a dog is employed as turnspit. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z
Simnel was made a turnspit in the royal kitchens and a salary paid him regularly. The Viceroys of Ireland 2011-05-24T02:00:11.197Z
In the Middle Ages, many households employed a turnspit dog, a breed developed to turn roasting meat by running inside a small cage that resembled a hamster wheel. Dog Show?s Rare Breeds Are Glimpse of History 2011-02-15T02:00:25Z
At last we thought we heard him, and he came out looking more like a turnspit than a well-bred fox terrier. Scamping Tricks and Odd Knowledge Occasionally Practised upon Public Works 2011-01-14T03:00:46.103Z
In the year 1790, there was one in the possession of a Mr. Sample, in Northumberland, which performed the duty of a turnspit as well, in all respects, as the dog of that denomination. Illustrative Anecdotes of the Animal Kingdom
So the poor turnspit, as the wheel runs round, The more he gains, the more he loses ground.” England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z
The dog was of many varieties as early as the XIIth Dynasty, when the greyhound and turnspit and other well-marked forms are seen. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein"
Modern cooking technologies eliminated the need for turnspit dogs, and they faded away. Dog Show?s Rare Breeds Are Glimpse of History 2011-02-15T02:00:25Z
Look at the liver chestnut the groom is riding—there's the horse for my money—so long and so low—a regular turnspit, and equal to any weight. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly
A couple of the swarming children were decked out with cooking utensils, an iron pot for a hat, a turnspit for a cane, a gridiron hanging in front apron wise. Artists Past and Present Random Studies
Mr. Jesse, a popular writer on rural subjects, was a keen observer of old-time customs and institutions, and the best account of the turnspit that has come under our notice is from his pen. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z
Conspicuous in the foreground are several dogs belonging to the English turnspit breed, one of which views a yapping French poodle with the most unmitigated disdain. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times.
“Oh, yes, it is,” said the gleeful turnspits; “turn and turn about is fair play: you saw the rat that was killed in the parlor.” Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17) Folk-Lore, Fables, And Fairy Tales
They were his scullions, marmitons, turnspits, or whatever you like to call it. Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) or Settler and Maori in Northern New Zealand
Although of the same species, the two individuals were as unlike each other as a tall greyhound to a turnspit. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness
As he had several boarders as well as day scholars, his two turnspits had plenty to do. England in the Days of Old 2012-02-18T03:00:17.863Z
Reform was foiled, as Burke put it, because the turnspit in the king's kitchen was a member of parliament. The English Utilitarians, Volume I.
As he had several boarders, as well as day-scholars, his two turnspits had plenty to do. Anecdotes of Dogs
Not so with him of lower station, Whose race became a countless nation— The common turnspits throughout France— Where danger is, they don't advance— Precisely the Antipodes Of what we call the Cæsars, these! A Hundred Fables of La Fontaine
The dog worked in a cage, operating a wheel or drum which in its turn revolved the turnspit. Chats on Household Curios
He is more suited, sir knight, to dine with your turnspits.' King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls
Soon after, however, the refractory dog entered the kitchen, driving before him the truant turnspit, which immediately, of its own accord, went into the wheel. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
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. Anecdotes of Dogs
You have laughed over Burke’s account of how all Lord Talbot’s schemes for the reform of the king’s household were dashed to pieces, because the turnspit of the king’s kitchen was a Member of Parliament.  Obiter Dicta Second Series
As you know, they used to have in England little dogs called turnspits, trained to turn a wheel for this purpose. Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2
Doubtless thou thinkest thou hast done mightily, sir knight of the turnspit, but I saw well how it all happened. King Arthur's Knights The Tales Re-told for Boys & Girls
The following occurrence at the Jesuit's College at Flêche, shows that others of the species have kept the turnspit to this disagreeable duty. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
How well do I recollect, in the days of my youth, watching the operations of a turnspit at the house of a worthy old Welsh clergyman in Worcestershire, who taught me to read. Anecdotes of Dogs
There was the click of the turnspits, the crash of stewpans, the noises of glass and silver preparing for the dinner. In the Yule-Log Glow, Book I Christmas Tales from 'Round the World
With all his accurate statistics on the subject of the witches' Sabbath, he was not aware that a turnspit was a necessary officer on such occasions, as well as a master of ceremonies. Discovery of Witches The Wonderfull Discoverie of Witches in the Countie of Lancaster
Richard replied that he would not for such a prayer dismiss a turnspit of his kitchen. History of the English People, Volume II The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400
A company of turnspits were assembled in the Abbey Church of Bath, where they remained very quietly. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
Her favourites were Skye terriers and the so-called 'turnspits' which were introduced into this country by Prince Albert. Queen Victoria
Financially, so low were his affairs that even the turnspits in the palace were clamouring for their unpaid wages. Joan of Arc
Often he became a pieman, and once he was a turnspit in the household of the Lord Bishop himself. The White Ladies of Worcester A Romance of the Twelfth Century
In a few years we shall find our present cooking arrangements as much out of date as the old turnspit and tin ovens and the great wood fires on the hearth. The House that Jill Built after Jack's had proved a failure
They are said also to be derived from terriers, and it seems to me that the perpetuation of malformation in several breeds will produce the turnspit. Anecdotes of the Habits and Instinct of Animals
The loins of one animal were cooking on turnspits and a big pot of beef, onions and potatoes boiling over the fire when Jack arrived with the Bones family. In the Days of Poor Richard
The king's domestic servants were all undone, his tradesmen remained unpaid and became bankrupt,—because the turnspit of the king's kitchen was a member of Parliament. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)
Oh!" cried Jack, "we invented a machine of that kind for our canoe, with a turnspit. Willis the Pilot
But beside the still figure squatted a little dog of the turnspit variety, and he was awakening the echoes of the quiet street by his lugubrious howls. The Sign of the Red Cross
As soon should our kitchen turnspit dog fly the greyhound that I had given Lodbrok, as such a ship as ours from this swift viking's craft. Wulfric the Weapon Thane
But I recollect the immense kitchen very well, and the polished relics of the ancient turnspit machinery. The Amateur Poacher
His Majesty's slumbers were interrupted, his pillow was stuffed with thorns, and his peace of mind entirely broken,—because the king's turnspit was a member of Parliament. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)
Yes, and a place he will grow rich in; A turnspit in the royal kitchen. The Poems of Jonathan Swift, D.D., Volume 2
Interference with the expenses of the household meant interference with the perquisites or fees of this legislative turnspit, and the rights of sinecures were too sacred to be touched. Burke
It was nothing in any respect like the well-appointed kitchens of our hotels with their great ranges and open fire-places where meats may be roasted slowly on the turnspit. By the Golden Gate
Here is the skull of a turnspit, which, after a wretched life of dirty work, was turned out of doors to die on a dunghill. Headlong Hall
No turnspit dog gets up into his wheel with more reluctance than I sit down to write; yet no dog ever loved the roast meat he turns better than I do him I now address. Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries)
But he was a heavy dog, and as the rusty machine began to revolve under his weight, his wits jumped to the meaning of it, and he began to run like a turnspit demented. True Tilda
He said of a man who sat up with him: "Sir, the fellow's an idiot; he's as awkward as a turnspit when first put into the wheel, and as sleepy as a dormouse." Samuel Johnson
Mangy turnspit dogs were lying about, and grey rats were gnawing at refuse in the sinks. The Princess and Curdie
The boy was taken into the King’s kitchen and made a turnspit A Child's History of England
As for the turnspit, he ran after the chariot, and got so covered with mud that one could hardly see what he was like at all. The Blue Fairy Book
In one instance only, and that on this side of the Atlantic, do I remember having been introduced to any dog whose profession was at all analogous to that of the turnspit of other days. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 25, November, 1859
The under servants—rank and file—from housemaids to turnspits, slept in a huge barrack adjoining the stables, built in Elizabeth's reign to accommodate the lower grade of a nobleman's household. London Pride Or When the World Was Younger
The old turnspit was bred in the kitchen, and its daily task was to run in the revolving drum that helped to roast the meat. Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe
The roaster or turnspit fell asleep by the divine will, or else by the virtue of some good Mercury, who cunningly brought Argus into a sleep for all his hundred eyes. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 2
Here stood the greyhound, with his long legs, beside the turnspit. O. T. a Danish Romance
The method of applying a force is child's play, a trifle, a matter of detail, as in the turnspit— Don Ramon Ah! The Resources of Quinola
Esther spent her happiest hour in the old kitchen, admiring the huge fireplace and the andirons and turnspit. Betty Gordon in Washington
Scott, as he says somewhere, was like the turnspit dog, into whose wheel a hot cinder is dropped to encourage his activity. Guy Mannering — Complete
I showed them my economical furnace, my turnspit by clock-work, my roasting apparatus, and my vaporiser. The Physiology of Taste
He wore the turnspit garment as the base of his toilet; but the superstructure was altogether more in keeping with the rascal's assumed character. The Monikins
Ah, Hob and Nob, my merry rascals," he cried, patting the turnspits, who ran towards him and thrust their noses against his hand, "ye are as gamesome and loving as ever, I see. Windsor Castle
Lastly, there is the kitchen, where the wheel still remains in which a turnspit dog used to be put to turn it and roast the meat; but this room is not shown to strangers. Alps and Sanctuaries of Piedmont and the Canton Ticino
There is even a sort of turnspit Selenite, very common, whose duty and only delight it is to apply the motive power for various small appliances. The First Men in the Moon
Placing his paws upon his master's knees, the nearest turnspit took the cake in his mouth, and proceeding towards Nob, broke it into two pieces, and pushed the larger portion towards him. Windsor Castle
Bob wore the effigy, as his master called it, of a turnspit. The Monikins
Behind the cook stood the cellarman, known by the appellation of Jack of the Bottles, and at his feet were two playful little turnspits, with long backs, and short forelegs, as crooked almost as sickles. Windsor Castle
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