SPATCHCOCK

spatchcock

(noun) flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)

spatchcock

(verb) interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

spatchcock

(verb) prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; “spatchcock a guinea hen”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

spatchcock (plural spatchcocks)

Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)

A rushed effort.

Verb

spatchcock (third-person singular simple present spatchcocks, present participle spatchcocking, simple past and past participle spatchcocked)

To cut poultry along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.

To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into)

To prepare in haste.

Synonyms

• (prepare chicken): frog

Source: Wiktionary


Spatch"cock`, n.

Definition: See Spitchcock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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