spatchcock
a dressed fowl that has had its backbone removed and has been split open and flattened so that it cooks more evenly when grilled, broiled, or roasted.
to prepare and cook (a dressed fowl) in this manner.
to insert or interpolate, especially in a forced or incongruous manner: Additional information has been spatchcocked into the occasional random footnote.
Origin of spatchcock
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British Dictionary definitions for spatchcock
/ (ˈspætʃˌkɒk) /
a chicken or game bird split down the back and grilled: Compare spitchcock
to interpolate (words, a story, etc) into a sentence, narrative, etc, esp inappropriately
Origin of spatchcock
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