Definition of spatchcock Spatchcock

spatch•cock

We found 10 definitions of spatchcock from 4 different sources.

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What does spatchcock mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: spatchcocks

spatchcock - flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
  poulet, volaille, chicken a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

Verb

spatchcocks, spatchcocking, spatchcocked  

spatchcock - prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen"
  machinate, devise, organise, organize, get up, prepare give by will, especially real property
  cookery, cooking, preparation the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"
spatchcock - interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
  slip in, sneak in, stick in, insert insert casually; "She slipped in a reference to her own work"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • spatchcock (Noun)
    Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking.
  • spatchcock (Noun)
    A rushed effort.
  • spatchcock (Verb)
    To cut poultry along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.
  • spatchcock (Verb)
    To interpolate, insert or sandwich.
  • spatchcock (Verb)
    To prepare in haste.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • spatchcock (n.)
    See Spitchcock.

Part of speech

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  • spatchcock, verb, present, 1st person singular of spatchcock (infinitive).
  • spatchcock, verb (infinitive).
  • spatchcock, noun, singular of spatchcocks.

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