spatchcock

/ˌspætʃˈkɑk/

Other forms: spatchcocked; spatchcocks; spatchcocking

Definitions of spatchcock

1. noun

   flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
   type of:

   chicken, poulet, volaille

   the flesh of a chicken used for food
2. verb

   prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock
   “spatchcock a guinea hen”

   type of:

   devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare

   arrange by systematic planning and united effort
3. verb

   interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
   type of:

   insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in

   insert casually