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SPITCHCOCK
Etymology
Verb
spitchcock (third-person singular simple present spitchcocks, present participle spitchcocking, simple past and past participle spitchcocked)
(transitive) To split (an eel) along the back and then broil it.
Noun
spitchcock (plural spitchcocks)
Eel prepared by spitchcocking.
Source: Wiktionary
Spitch"cock`, v. t. Etym: [1st spit + cock.] (Cookery)
Definition: To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in hot fat.
Spitch"cock`, n. (Cookery)
Definition: An eel split and broiled.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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