Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Spitchcock \Spitch"cock`\, v. t. [1st spit + cock.] (Cookery)
   To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in
   hot fat.

Spitchcock \Spitch"cock`\, n. (Cookery)
   An eel split and broiled.