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
spatchcock (plural spatchcocks)
Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)
A rushed effort.
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.
• (prepare chicken): frog
Source: Wiktionary
Spatch"cock`, n.
Definition: See Spitchcock.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 April 2025
(noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
