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spitchcocked

spitchcocked is the simple past and past participle of spitchcock.

Meaning of spitchcock

Verb

spitchcock (third-person singular simple present spitchcocks, present participle spitchcocking, simple past and past participle spitchcocked)

  1. (archaic, obsolete, transitive) To cook (an eel, or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it.

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Questions about spitchcocked

What is spitchcocked the simple past and past participle of?
Spitchcocked is the simple past and past participle of spitchcock.

Words near spitchcocked in the dictionary

  1. spitbraaied
  2. spitbraais
  3. spitbug
  4. spitbugs
  5. spitchcock
  6. spitchcocked
  7. spitchcocking
  8. spitchcocks
  9. spitcher
  10. spitchered
  11. spitchering

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