I. ˈspachˌkäk noun
( -s )
Etymology: probably alteration of spitchcock
: a fowl split and grilled usually immediately after being killed and dressed
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
1. : to prepare (as a fowl) for eating as or as if a spatchcock
2. : to introduce by or as if by interpolation or insertion
task of attempting to spatchcock the new evidence into an existing framework — Times Literary Supplement
all the random majesty of the place appeared spatchcocked, rectified, and jumbled — John Cheever