British Dictionary definitions for smokejack
smokejack
/ (ˈsməʊkˌdʒæk) /
noun
a device formerly used for turning a roasting spit, operated by the movement of ascending gases in a chimney
Origin of smokejack
1C17: from smoke + jack 1
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