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A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.

• Turnstile
  A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a turnpike. See Turnpike, n., 1.
• Wheel-shaped
  Shaped like a wheel.
• WHEELOFFORTUNE
  A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is spun horizontally, articles or sums to which certain marks on its circumference point when it stops being distributed according to varying rules.
• Contrivance
  The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or planning.
• Movingly
  In a moving manner.
• Turningness
  The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation.
• Turnip
  The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus); also, the plant itself.
• Turnstone
  Any species of limicoline birds of the genera Strepsilas and Arenaria, allied to the plovers, especially the common American and European species (Strepsilas interpres). They are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in search of m
• Wheelswarf
  See Swarf.
• WHEELSHAPED
  Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla.
• Current
  Running or moving rapidly.
• Movingness
  The power of moving.
• Turnip-shell
  Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped.
• Turntable
  A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars, locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also turnplate.
• Wheelwork
  A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine or mechanism.
• WHEELWORN
  Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road.
• Ascended
  of Ascend
• Currently
  In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently believed.
• Turnix
  Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to Turnix or Hemipodius and allied genera of the family Turnicidae. These birds resemble quails and partridges in general appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in important anatomical cha

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