• n  flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
• v  prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock
  spatchcock a guinea hen
• v  interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story

News & Articles

• Home-Cooking—Dickinson County Style
  When I arrived at Jay and A’Lisa Johnson’s home, the savory aroma of roasting chicken permeated the air. “It’s Spatchcock Chicken,” Jay announced.
  Jan. 1, 2014 - Abilene Reflector-Chronicle

Quotes

• Alex Salmond in Scotsman
  Alex Salmond, the First Minister, described Sir Malcolm's proposal as "some sort of spatchcock solution to appeal for votes in Middle England".