English noun: spatchcock | |||
1. | spatchcock (food) flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chicken, poulet, volaille | ||
English verb: spatchcock | |||
1. | spatchcock (creation) prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock | ||
Samples | Spatchcock a guinea hen. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | devise, get up, machinate, organise, organize, prepare | ||
Domain category | cookery, cooking, preparation | ||
2. | spatchcock (creation) interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | insert, slip in, sneak in, stick in | ||