ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Spitchcock

Definition & Meaning

Pronunciation /ˈspɪt͡ʃkɒk/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Spitchcock is a noun meaning (by extension, archaic or obsolete) An eel (or other fish) prepared in this way.

Meaning

(by extension, archaic or obsolete) An eel (or other fish) prepared in this way.

More Meanings

  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.
  2. (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.

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Related dictionary entries include paddlecock, eeling, spilliard, crappit-head, poacher, cock-padle.

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