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spatchcocking

Syllables: spatch·cock·ingUK/ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkɪŋ/US/ˈspæt͡ʃˌkɑkɪŋ/

spatchcocking noun: the act or practice of cutting poultry along the spine and spreading its halves apart for more even cooking. Also the present participle and gerund of spatchcock.

Noun

spatchcocking (uncountable)

  1. The act or practice of cutting poultry along the spine and spreading its halves apart for more even cooking.

Also used as

spatchcocking is also the present participle and gerund of spatchcock.

Origin of spatchcocking

From spatchcock + -ing (suffix forming gerunds, and present participles of verbs).

Questions about spatchcocking

What does spatchcocking mean?
Spatchcocking means the act or practice of cutting poultry along the spine and spreading its halves apart for more even cooking.
What part of speech is spatchcocking?
Spatchcocking is a noun.
How do you pronounce spatchcocking?
Spatchcocking is pronounced /ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkɪŋ/ (UK).

Words near spatchcocking in the dictionary

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

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