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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 Vulgar Latin *cocus, from Latin coquus (“a cook”), from coquō (“to cook”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook; to ripen”)). * From spik (“animal fat, especially lard”) (from Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; to succeed, thrive”)), spik, spike (“large nail; pointed stud”) (possibly from Old Norse spík, spíkr (“nail”), also ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spēy-), 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, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock, rooster; chicken”) and of imitative origin). 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, {{m|enm|*spiche|t=to split}} *spiche (“to split”), {{m|enm|cock}} cock, {{m|enm|coken|t=to allow (something) to cook; to cook}} coken (“to allow (something) to cook; to cook”), {{m|enm|cok|t=person who cooks food, cook}} cok (“person who cooks food, cook”), {{inh|en|ang|cōc|t=a cook}} Old English cōc (“a cook”), {{der|en|VL.|*cocus}} Vulgar Latin *cocus, {{der|en|la|coquus|t=a cook}} Latin coquus (“a cook”), {{m|la|coquō|t=to cook}} coquō (“to cook”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pekʷ-|t=to cook; to ripen}} Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook; to ripen”), {{m|enm|spik|t=animal fat, especially lard}} spik (“animal fat, especially lard”), {{inh|en|ang|spiċ|t=bacon; lard}} Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spēy-|t=to stretch; to succeed, thrive}} Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; to succeed, thrive”), {{m|enm|spik}} spik, {{m|enm|spike|t=large nail; pointed stud}} spike (“large nail; pointed stud”), {{der|en|non|spík}} Old Norse spík, {{m|non|spíkr|t=nail}} spíkr (“nail”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spēy-}} Proto-Indo-European *spēy-, {{m|enm|spit}} spit, {{m|enm|spite|t=rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object}} spite (“rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object”), {{inh|en|ang|spitu}} Old English spitu, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spey-|t=sharp point; stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point; stick”), {{m|enm|cok|t=male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster}} cok (“male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster”), {{inh|en|ang|coc}} Old English coc, {{m|ang|cocc}} cocc, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kukkaz|t=cock, rooster; chicken}} Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock, rooster; chicken”), {{glossary|imitative}} imitative, {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-noun}} spitchcock (plural spitchcocks)
  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 (lifeform): Eels
    Sense id: en-spitchcock-en-noun-AxEEGIql Disambiguation of Eels: 34 30 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 4 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 7 49
  2. (by extension, archaic or obsolete) An eel (or other fish) prepared in this way. Tags: broadly 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 Eels: 34 30 35 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 Vulgar Latin *cocus, from Latin coquus (“a cook”), from coquō (“to cook”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook; to ripen”)). * From spik (“animal fat, especially lard”) (from Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; to succeed, thrive”)), spik, spike (“large nail; pointed stud”) (possibly from Old Norse spík, spíkr (“nail”), also ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spēy-), 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, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock, rooster; chicken”) and of imitative origin). 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, {{m|enm|*spiche|t=to split}} *spiche (“to split”), {{m|enm|cock}} cock, {{m|enm|coken|t=to allow (something) to cook; to cook}} coken (“to allow (something) to cook; to cook”), {{m|enm|cok|t=person who cooks food, cook}} cok (“person who cooks food, cook”), {{inh|en|ang|cōc|t=a cook}} Old English cōc (“a cook”), {{der|en|VL.|*cocus}} Vulgar Latin *cocus, {{der|en|la|coquus|t=a cook}} Latin coquus (“a cook”), {{m|la|coquō|t=to cook}} coquō (“to cook”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*pekʷ-|t=to cook; to ripen}} Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook; to ripen”), {{m|enm|spik|t=animal fat, especially lard}} spik (“animal fat, especially lard”), {{inh|en|ang|spiċ|t=bacon; lard}} Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spēy-|t=to stretch; to succeed, thrive}} Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; to succeed, thrive”), {{m|enm|spik}} spik, {{m|enm|spike|t=large nail; pointed stud}} spike (“large nail; pointed stud”), {{der|en|non|spík}} Old Norse spík, {{m|non|spíkr|t=nail}} spíkr (“nail”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spēy-}} Proto-Indo-European *spēy-, {{m|enm|spit}} spit, {{m|enm|spite|t=rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object}} spite (“rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object”), {{inh|en|ang|spitu}} Old English spitu, {{inh|en|ine-pro|*spey-|t=sharp point; stick}} Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point; stick”), {{m|enm|cok|t=male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster}} cok (“male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster”), {{inh|en|ang|coc}} Old English coc, {{m|ang|cocc}} cocc, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kukkaz|t=cock, rooster; chicken}} Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock, rooster; chicken”), {{glossary|imitative}} imitative, {{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: transitive Categories (topical): Cooking, Cooking Categories (lifeform): Eels
    Sense id: en-spitchcock-en-verb-BC-olDlk Disambiguation of Cooking: 38 6 57 Disambiguation of Eels: 34 30 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 4 50 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 7 49 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "spiche-coke",
        "t": "eel split lengthwise and broiled"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English spiche-coke (“eel split lengthwise and broiled”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "uncertain",
      "name": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "*speche"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English *speche",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "*spiche",
        "t": "to split"
      },
      "expansion": "*spiche (“to split”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "cock"
      },
      "expansion": "cock",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "coken",
        "t": "to allow (something) to cook; to cook"
      },
      "expansion": "coken (“to allow (something) to cook; to cook”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "cok",
        "t": "person who cooks food, cook"
      },
      "expansion": "cok (“person who cooks food, cook”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "cōc",
        "t": "a cook"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English cōc (“a cook”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*cocus"
      },
      "expansion": "Vulgar Latin *cocus",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "coquus",
        "t": "a cook"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin coquus (“a cook”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "coquō",
        "t": "to cook"
      },
      "expansion": "coquō (“to cook”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*pekʷ-",
        "t": "to cook; to ripen"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook; to ripen”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "spik",
        "t": "animal fat, especially lard"
      },
      "expansion": "spik (“animal fat, especially lard”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "spiċ",
        "t": "bacon; lard"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spēy-",
        "t": "to stretch; to succeed, thrive"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; to succeed, thrive”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "spik"
      },
      "expansion": "spik",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "spike",
        "t": "large nail; pointed stud"
      },
      "expansion": "spike (“large nail; pointed stud”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "non",
        "3": "spík"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Norse spík",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "spíkr",
        "t": "nail"
      },
      "expansion": "spíkr (“nail”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spēy-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spēy-",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "spit"
      },
      "expansion": "spit",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "spite",
        "t": "rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object"
      },
      "expansion": "spite (“rod for cooking meat, spit; pointed object”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "spitu"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English spitu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*spey-",
        "t": "sharp point; stick"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *spey- (“sharp point; stick”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "cok",
        "t": "male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster"
      },
      "expansion": "cok (“male of the common domestic fowl, cock, rooster”)",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ang",
        "3": "coc"
      },
      "expansion": "Old English coc",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "cocc"
      },
      "expansion": "cocc",
      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*kukkaz",
        "t": "cock, rooster; chicken"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock, rooster; chicken”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "imitative"
      },
      "expansion": "imitative",
      "name": "glossary"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "verb",
      "name": "glossary"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "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:\n* 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 Vulgar Latin *cocus, from Latin coquus (“a cook”), from coquō (“to cook”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pekʷ- (“to cook; to ripen”)).\n* From spik (“animal fat, especially lard”) (from Old English spiċ (“bacon; lard”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spēy- (“to stretch; to succeed, thrive”)), spik, spike (“large nail; pointed stud”) (possibly from Old Norse spík, spíkr (“nail”), also ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *spēy-), 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, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz (“cock, rooster; chicken”) and of imitative origin).\nThe verb is probably derived from the noun.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "spitchcocks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spitchcocking",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spitchcocked",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "spitchcocked",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "spitchcock (third-person singular simple present spitchcocks, present participle spitchcocking, simple past and past participle spitchcocked)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "spitch‧cock"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "en:Cooking"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To cook (an eel, or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cooking",
          "cooking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "cook",
          "cook#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "eel",
          "eel#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "fish",
          "fish#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "splitting",
          "split#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "back",
          "back#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "cutting",
          "cut#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "pieces",
          "piece#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "broiling",
          "broil#Verb"
        ],
        [
          "frying",
          "fry#Verb"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "archaic or obsolete",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(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": [
        "transitive"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɪt͡ʃkɒk/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈspɪt͡ʃˌkɑk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "American Journal of Philology",
    "Johns Hopkins University Press"
  ],
  "word": "spitchcock"
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: cooking",
  "path": [
    "spitchcock"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "spitchcock",
  "trace": ""
}

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