Meaning Of The Word Smokejack

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smokejack in American English
a device which turns a fireplace roasting spit, taking its power from a wheel rotated by the heated air rising in the chimney
noun: an apparatus for turning a roasting spit, set in motion by the current of ascending gases in a chimney

smokejack in British English
noun: a device formerly used for turning a roasting spit, operated by the movement of ascending gases in a chimney

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