spatchcock

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈspæt͡ʃkɒk/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈspæt͡ʃˌkɑk/

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• Hyphenation: spatch‧cock

Verb

Plain form spatchcock

Third-person singular spatchcocks

Past tense spatchcocked

Past participle spatchcocked

Present participle spatchcocking

A roasted spatchcock chicken.

1. (transitive) (cooking) If you spatchcock poultry, you cut along its spine and spread the halves.