Adjacent Words
spit outspit up
spit-and-polish
spit-box
spit-up
Spit-venom
SPIT; SPITTLE
Spital
Spitalhouse
spitball
Spitbox
Spitchcocked
Spite
Spite of
Spited
Spiteful
Spitefully
Spitefulness
spitfire
Spitful
Spitfuls
Spiting
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Spitchcock definitions
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
SPITCHCOCK, v.t. To split an eel lengthwise and broil it.
SPITCHCOCK, n. An eel split and broiled.
Oxford Reference Dictionary
n. & v. --n. an eel split and broiled. --v.tr. prepare (an eel, fish, bird, etc.) in this way. Etymology: 16th c.: orig. unkn.: cf. SPATCHCOCK
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Spitchcock Spitch"cock`, v. t. [1st spit + cock.] (Cookery) To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in hot fat.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
Spitchcock Spitch"cock`, n. (Cookery) An eel split and broiled.
