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 Definitions of spatchcock  [ˈspætʃˌkɒk]  

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Definition of 'spatchcock' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) spatchcock
a fowl that has been dressed and split open for grilling.

2. (v.t.) spatchcock
to prepare and roast (a fowl) in this manner.

3.  spatchcock
to insert or interpolate, esp. in a forced or incongruous manner.

Etymology:  (1775–85; appar. alter. of spitchcock)

Definition of 'spatchcock' Princeton's WordNet 

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

2. (verb) spatchcock
prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock
"spatchcock a guinea hen"

3. (verb) spatchcock
interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story


Definition of 'spatchcock' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) spatchcock
see Spitchcock



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