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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈspɪt͡ʃkɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/ [General-American] Forms: spitchcocks [plural]
Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English spiche-coke (“eel split lengthwise and broiled”). The further etymology is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested: * From Middle English *speche, *spiche (“to split”) + cock, coken (“to allow (something) to cook; to cook”) (from cok (“person who cooks food, cook”), from Old English cōc (“a cook”)). * From spik (“animal fat, especially lard”) (from Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”)), spik, spike (“large nail; pointed stud”) (possibly from Old Norse spík, spíkr (“nail”)), or spit, spite (“rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object”) (from Old English spitu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point; stick”)) + cok (“male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster”) (from Old English coc, cocc). The verb is probably derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*spēy-|*spey-|*pekʷ-}}, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{inh|en|enm|spiche-coke|t=eel split lengthwise and broiled}} Middle English spiche-coke (“eel split lengthwise and broiled”), {{uncertain|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*speche}} Middle English *speche, {{inh|en|ang|cōc|t=a cook}} Old English cōc (“a cook”), {{inh|en|ang|spiċ|t=bacon; lard}} Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”), {{der|en|non|spík}} Old Norse spík, {{inh|en|ang|spitu}} Old English spitu, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spey-|t=sharp point; stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point; stick”), {{inh|en|ang|coc}} Old English coc, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-noun}} spitchcock (plural spitchcocks), {{term-label|en|cooking}} (cooking)
  1. (obsolete) A method of cooking an eel (or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Cooking Categories (lifeform): Eels
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  2. (by extension, archaic or obsolete) An eel (or other fish) prepared in this way. Tags: archaic, broadly, obsolete Categories (topical): Cooking Categories (lifeform): Eels Translations (eel or other fish prepared by spatchcocking): змиорка на шиш (zmiorka na šiš) (Bulgarian), Brataal (German)
    Sense id: en-spitchcock-en-noun-2swy6mzT Disambiguation of Cooking: 32 34 35 Disambiguation of Eels: 36 28 36 Categories (other): Terms with Bulgarian translations Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 12 44 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle Disambiguation of 'eel or other fish prepared by spatchcocking': 38 62
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: spatchcock [possibly]

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈspɪt͡ʃkɒk/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈspɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/ [General-American] Forms: spitchcocks [present, singular, third-person], spitchcocking [participle, present], spitchcocked [participle, past], spitchcocked [past]
Etymology: The noun is derived from Middle English spiche-coke (“eel split lengthwise and broiled”). The further etymology is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested: * From Middle English *speche, *spiche (“to split”) + cock, coken (“to allow (something) to cook; to cook”) (from cok (“person who cooks food, cook”), from Old English cōc (“a cook”)). * From spik (“animal fat, especially lard”) (from Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”)), spik, spike (“large nail; pointed stud”) (possibly from Old Norse spík, spíkr (“nail”)), or spit, spite (“rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object”) (from Old English spitu, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point; stick”)) + cok (“male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster”) (from Old English coc, cocc). The verb is probably derived from the noun. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*spēy-|*spey-|*pekʷ-}}, {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{inh|en|enm|spiche-coke|t=eel split lengthwise and broiled}} Middle English spiche-coke (“eel split lengthwise and broiled”), {{uncertain|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{inh|en|enm|*speche}} Middle English *speche, {{inh|en|ang|cōc|t=a cook}} Old English cōc (“a cook”), {{inh|en|ang|spiċ|t=bacon; lard}} Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”), {{der|en|non|spík}} Old Norse spík, {{inh|en|ang|spitu}} Old English spitu, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spey-|t=sharp point; stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point; stick”), {{inh|en|ang|coc}} Old English coc, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-verb}} spitchcock (third-person singular simple present spitchcocks, present participle spitchcocking, simple past and past participle spitchcocked)
  1. (transitive, cooking, archaic or obsolete) To cook (an eel, or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it. Tags: archaic, obsolete, transitive Categories (topical): Cooking, Cooking Categories (lifeform): Eels
    Sense id: en-spitchcock-en-verb-BC-olDlk Disambiguation of Cooking: 32 34 35 Disambiguation of Eels: 36 28 36 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 6 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 45 9 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 8 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 4 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 44 12 44 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 8 46 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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