spatchcock

1 of 2

noun

spatch·​cock

ˈspachˌkäk

plural -s

: a fowl split and grilled usually immediately after being killed and dressed

spatchcock

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to prepare (as a fowl) for eating as or as if a spatchcock

2

: to introduce by or as if by interpolation or insertion

task of attempting to spatchcock the new evidence into an existing framework

—Times Literary Supplement

all the random majesty of the place appeared spatchcocked, rectified, and jumbled

—John Cheever

Word History

Etymology

Noun

probably alteration of spitchcock

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