Game bird split down the back and grilled

• Fowl split down the back and grilled
• Flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed)
• Chicken split open and grilled — add a sentence or clause in an inappropriate place

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spatchcock \Spatch"cock`\, n. See Spitchcock .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 Chicken meat when prepared by spatchcocking. (See below.) 2 A rushed effort. vb. 1 To cut poultry along the spine and spread the halves apart, for more even cooking when grilled. 2 To interpolate, insert or sandwich (in or into) 3 To prepare in haste. ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A spatchcock is a historical term for a culled immature male chicken, but increasingly denotes a preparation technique. The spatchcock, also known as "spattlecock", is poultry or game that has been prepared for roasting or grilling by removing the backbone, ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
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 guine hen" interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story