spatchcocked

spatch·cock·ed
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UK/ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkt/US/ˈspæt͡ʃˌkɑkt/

adjective

Of poultry, cut along the spine and having its halves spread apart for more even cooking.

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Meanings

adjectivespatchcocked (not comparable)
  1. not comparabletransitiveOf poultry, cut along the spine and having its halves spread apart for more even cooking.

    Katniss [Everdeen] emerges alone, smeared in blood and muck and gnawing on the charred remains of a spatchcocked squirrel.

    2014 November 11, Robbie Collin, “The Hunger Games: Review”, in The Daily Telegraph, London: Telegraph Media Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 May 2022
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of spatchcock

Origin

From spatchcock + -ed (suffix forming adjectives, and past tenses and past participles of regular verbs).

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Cite this entry
APA

spatchcocked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spatchcocked

MLA

“spatchcocked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spatchcocked. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spatchcocked,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spatchcocked.

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