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)

  1. (transitive) To split (an eel) along the back and then broil it.

Noun

spitchcock (plural spitchcocks)

  1. Eel prepared by spitchcocking.

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