Spatchcock definition

Spatchcock

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WordNet

(1) Flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)

(2) Interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

(3) Prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock

"Spatchcock a guinea hen"

WiktionaryText

To cut poultry along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled.

spatchcocked chicken

From English Slang: To dispatch a Bird (usually a chicken) and make ready to broil.
Also known as Frogging the chicken.