Spatchcocked
/ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkt/ adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of spatchcock form-of, participle, past
Adjective
- 1 Of poultry, cut along the spine and having its halves spread apart for more even cooking. not-comparable, transitive
"Katniss [Everdeen] emerges alone, smeared in blood and muck and gnawing on the charred remains of a spatchcocked squirrel."
Example
More examples"Katniss [Everdeen] emerges alone, smeared in blood and muck and gnawing on the charred remains of a spatchcocked squirrel."
Etymology
From spatchcock + -ed (suffix forming adjectives, and past tenses and past participles of regular verbs).