Etymology dictionary. 2014.
Flitch — Flitch, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flitched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flitching}.] [See {Flitch}, n.] To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips; as, to flitch logs; to flitch bacon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flitch — Flitch, n.; pl. {Flitches}. [OE. flicche, flikke, AS. flicce, akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. fl[=i]k flap, tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. {Flick}, n.] 1. The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon. Swift. [1913 Webster] 2. One of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flitch — can refer to the following things:* A flitch of wood for resawing into smaller pieces * A side of unsliced bacon … Wikipedia
flitch — [flich] n. [ME flicche < OE flicce, akin to ON flikki < IE base * plēk̑, * plēik̑ , to tear (off) > FLAY] 1. the cured and salted side of a hog; side of bacon 2. a lengthwise strip or beam cut from a tree trunk 3. either of two thick… … English World dictionary
flitch — /flich/, n. 1. the side of a hog (or, formerly, some other animal) salted and cured: a flitch of bacon. 2. a steak cut from a halibut. 3. Carpentry. a. a piece, as a board, forming part of a flitch beam. b. a thin piece of wood, as a veneer. c. a … Universalium
flitch — [flɪtʃ] noun 1》 a slab of wood cut from a tree trunk. 2》 (also flitch plate) the strengthening plate in a flitch beam. 3》 chiefly dialect a side of bacon. Origin OE flicce, orig. denoting the cured side of any meat, of Gmc origin … English new terms dictionary
flitch — n. 1 a side of bacon. 2 a slab of timber from a tree trunk, usu. from the outside. 3 (in full flitch plate) a strengthening plate in a beam etc. Phrases and idioms: flitch beam a compound beam, esp. of an iron plate between two slabs of wood.… … Useful english dictionary
flitch — noun /flɪtʃ/ The side of an animal, now only a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon. The following morning before Nicholas awoke, Mulvey walked all the way to the village of Letterfrack, returning with a basket of cabbages and a flitch of… … Wiktionary
flitch — /flɪtʃ/ (say flich) noun 1. the side of a hog (or, formerly, some other animal) salted and cured: a flitch of bacon. 2. a steak cut from a halibut. 3. a large baulk of timber cut by a breaking down saw from which finished boards are cut. 4. a… …
Flitch Green — Coordinates: 51°51′38″N 0°24′49″E / 51.8606°N 0.4136°E / 51.8606; 0.4136 … Wikipedia
