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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Quotation dates: 1687
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Spatchcock, n. [Cf. late 18th c. Eng. spatch cock (1785), appar. of Irish origin.] A spatchcock, a fowl split open, for spitting. In fig. use, once, in Dumfries. —1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 172.
What is that to yow … iff I should put my said wife upon ane speet and make ane spatchcock of her
