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Webster 1913 Edition


Spitchcock

Spitch′cockˊ

,
Verb.
T.
[1st
spit
+
cock
.]
(Cookery)
To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in hot fat.

Spitch′cockˊ

,
Noun.
(Cookery)
An eel split and broiled.

Webster 1828 Edition


Spitchcock

SPITCHCOCK

,
Verb.
T.
To split an eel lengthwise and broil it.

SPITCHCOCK

,
Noun.
An eel split and broiled.

Definition 2024


spitchcock

spitchcock

English

Verb

spitchcock (third-person singular simple present spitchcocks, present participle spitchcocking, simple past and past participle spitchcocked)

  1. To split an eel along the back and then broil it.

Noun

spitchcock (plural spitchcocks)

  1. Eel prepared by spitchcocking.

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