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Spits

Scope note

Pointed rods for thrusting through and holding meat and other foods while cooking before or over a source of heat; sometimes made as a component part of rotisseries and other cooking and heating devices. Use "skewers" for long pinlike utensils used to hold small pieces of food while cooking or dipping.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000201151

Broader Terms used

<cooking and heating devices>

Narrower Terms used

basket spits

Equivalent Terms used

spit

Created

13yrs ago

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