spatchcock

/ˈspætʃˌkɑk/
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Other forms: spatchcocked; spatchcocks; spatchcocking

Definitions of spatchcock
  1. noun
    flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
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    type of:
    chicken, poulet, volaille
    the flesh of a chicken used for food
  2. verb
    prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock
    “spatchcock a guinea hen”
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    type of:
    devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare
    arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  3. verb
    interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
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    type of:
    insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in
    insert casually
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