spitchcock
English
Etymology
16th century. Possibly a corruption of split and cook.
Verb
spitchcock (third-person singular simple present spitchcocks, present participle spitchcocking, simple past and past participle spitchcocked)
- (transitive) To split (an eel) along the back and then broil it.
Noun
spitchcock (plural spitchcocks)
- Eel prepared by spitchcocking.
Translations
eel prepared by spitchcocking
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