Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An eel split and broiled.
- To split (an eel) lengthwise and broil it.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Cookery) To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in hot fat.
- noun (Cookery) An eel split and broiled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
split aneel along the back and thenbroil it. - noun Eel prepared by
spitchcocking .
Etymologies
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16th Century. Possibly a corruption of split + cook.
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Examples
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Every _pretty_ expression, (I know there were many) every warm expression, there was nothing else, is vulgarised and frozen -- but if they catch me in their camps again let them spitchcock me.
The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 The Letters of Charles and Mary Lamb Mary Lamb 1805
fbharjo commented on the word spitchcock
grilled eel
January 22, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word spitchcock
Wow. I thought all these -ock words would've been on an -ock list, but they're not. *ponders possible list*
January 22, 2009