† ˈsmatchcockObs.rare. [Of obscure origin.] a. A collop. b. A spitchcock. 14..Lat.-Eng. Voc. in Wr.-Wülcker 584 Frixa, a colhoppe, or a smachecok.1746Moufet & Bennet's Health's Impr. 276 Either to broil them [sc. lampreys] as Smatchcocks [1655 Spitchcocks], or to bake them.