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spatchcocked

Syllables: spatch·cock·edUK/ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkt/US/ˈspæt͡ʃˌkɑkt/

spatchcocked adjective: of poultry, cut along the spine and having its halves spread apart for more even cooking. Also the simple past and past participle of spatchcock.

Adjective

spatchcocked (not comparable)

  1. (transitive) Of 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

Also used as

spatchcocked is also the simple past and past participle of spatchcock.

Origin of spatchcocked

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

Questions about spatchcocked

What does spatchcocked mean?
Spatchcocked means of poultry, cut along the spine and having its halves spread apart for more even cooking.
What part of speech is spatchcocked?
Spatchcocked is an adjective.
How do you pronounce spatchcocked?
Spatchcocked is pronounced /ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkt/ (UK).

Words near spatchcocked in the dictionary

  1. spatangoid
  2. spatangoids
  3. Spataro
  4. Spataros
  5. spatchcock
  6. spatchcocked
  7. spatchcocking
  8. spatchcocks
  9. spatcheler
  10. spatchelers
  11. spate

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