spatchcocked UK /ˈspæt͡ʃkɒkt/US /ˈspæt͡ʃˌkɑkt/ adjective1 •Of poultry, cut along the spine and having its halves spread apart for more even cooking.Katniss [Everdeen] emerges alone, smeared in blood and muck and gnawing on the charred remains of a spatchcocked squirrel. — 2014