Spatchcocked

//ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkt// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of spatchcock form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 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."

Synonyms

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frogfrog

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"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).

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