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spitchcocking

spitchcocking is the present participle and gerund 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 spitchcocking

What is spitchcocking the present participle and gerund of?
Spitchcocking is the present participle and gerund of spitchcock.

Words near spitchcocking in the dictionary

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

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