SPATCHCOCK


Meaning of SPATCHCOCK in English

/ ˈspætʃkɒk; NAmE -kɑːk/ noun

a chicken or other bird that is cut open and cooked under a strong heat

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent. (originally an Irish usage): perhaps related to the noun dispatch + cock .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.