出典:Wiktionary
出典:『Wiktionary』 (2025/08/03 19:47 UTC 版)
The noun is derived from 中期英語 spiche-coke (“eel split lengthwise and broiled”). The further etymology is uncertain; the following possibilities have been suggested:
The verb is probably derived from the noun.
spitchcock (third-person singular simple present spitchcocks, present participle spitchcocking, simple past and past participle spitchcocked)
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