English
spatchcocking
From spatchcock + -ing (suffix forming gerunds, and present participles of verbs).
Formed from spatchcock + -ing
English spitchcock ‘eel split lengthwise and broiled’
English spatchcock
Today it means
noun The act or practice of cutting poultry along the spine and spreading its halves apart for more even cooking.
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Etymograph / spatchcocking