Definition of spitchcocked:
(n) :
(obsolete) A method of cooking an eel (or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it.
(v) :
(transitive, cooking, archaic or obsolete) To cook (an eel, or occasionally some other fish) by splitting it along the back, cutting it into pieces, and broiling or frying it.
(n) :
(by extension, archaic or obsolete) An eel (or other fish) prepared in this way.