Poking around in the OED, it looks like this was initially an Irish noun for a meal served in a particular way. Later it became a verb, which is the way I encountered it, i.e., “spatchcock” the chicken.
From the OED…
Spatchcock
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Poking around in the OED, it looks like this was initially an Irish noun for a meal served in a particular way. Later it became a verb, which is the way I encountered it, i.e., “spatchcock” the chicken.
From the OED…