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| spatch·cock [ spách kòk ] |
noun (plural spatch·cocks) |
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split bird for cooking: a chicken or other fowl that is split, dressed, and broiled or roasted on a spit
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transitive verb (past and past participle spatch·cocked, present participle spatch·cock·ing, 3rd person present singular spatch·cocks) |
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1. prepare fowl for roasting: to prepare a chicken or other fowl for roasting by splitting it open
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2. insert something awkwardly: to introduce or interpose something into a piece of writing, especially in a forced or inappropriate way
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| [Late 18th century. Origin ?] |
