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spitchcock
CIDE DICTIONARY
spitchcock, v. t. [1st spit + cock.].
To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in hot fat. [1913 Webster]
spitchcock, n.
An eel split and broiled. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spitchcock, n. & v.
--n. an eel split and broiled.
--v.tr. prepare (an eel, fish, bird, etc.) in this way.
--n. an eel split and broiled.
--v.tr. prepare (an eel, fish, bird, etc.) in this way.
Etymology
16th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. SPATCHCOCK
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