What does spatchcock mean?
Definitions for spatchcock
ˈspætʃˌkɒkspatch·cock
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Princeton's WordNet
spatchcockverb
flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
spatchcockverb
prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock
"spatchcock a guinea hen"
spatchcockverb
interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
Wiktionary
spatchcocknoun
Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.)
spatchcocknoun
A rushed effort.
spatchcockverb
To cut poultry along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.
spatchcocked chicken
spatchcockverb
To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into)
spatchcockverb
To prepare in haste.
Etymology: Related to spitchcock, of uncertain origin.
ChatGPT
spatchcock
Spatchcock refers to a method of preparation of poultry for cooking. The bird is either split open or butterflied by removing the backbone so it can be opened out flat. This preparation allows for quicker and more even cooking, often used in grilling or roasting.
Webster Dictionary
Spatchcocknoun
see Spitchcock
Wikidata
Spatchcock
A spatchcock, otherwise known as "spattlecock", is poultry or game that has been prepared for roasting or grilling by removing the backbone, and sometimes the sternum of the bird and flattening it out before cooking. The preparation of a bird in such a manner for cooking may also be known as butterflying the bird. The term "spatchcock" is used when the backbone is removed, whether or not the sternum is removed. Removing the sternum allows the bird to be flattened more fully. "Spatchcock" is also the traditional word for a juvenile chicken. Poussins or Spatchcocks were generally butterflied in preparation for faster cooking, hence in modern English the word has come to refer to both the bird and the manner in which it was traditionally prepared.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of spatchcock in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of spatchcock in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
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