flitchnoun [ C ]
/flɪtʃ//flɪtʃ/flitch noun [ C ] (BACON)
a piece of meat consisting of the side of a pig, made into bacon (= preserved meat):
There were two flitches of bacon hanging in the chimney.
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- The old bacon lofts still have the bars and hooks where the flitches were hung to smoke.
- Displayed in the shop are flitches of bacon, clusters of garlic, shiny tomatoes, home-baked bread.
- The pub is famous for offering a "flitch", or side of bacon, every Whit Monday to any married couple who can prove they haven't quarrelled during the past year.
- The hams are salted for four months and the bacon flitches for three weeks.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cuts of meat
- boneless
- braising steak
- brisket
- chop
- chuck steak
- chump chop
- flank steak
- ground beef
- hamburger
- jerky
- loin
- mince
- nugget
- rib
- saddle
- schnitzel
- silverside
- sirloin (steak)
- spare ribs
- steak
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flitch noun [ C ] (WOOD)
a thick, flat piece of wood cut from the trunk (= main part) of a tree:
A carpenter sat in front of me, hand planing a flitch of timber.
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- Flitches are unfinished planks that need to be trimmed.
- We sell lumber as flitches cut from the same tree.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Forestry
- afforestation
- arborist
- brushwood
- copse
- cut sth down
- fell
- forested
- forester
- glade
- grove
- jungle
- logger
- logging
- logjam
- old growth
- spinney
- the timberline
- tree surgeon
- tree-lined
- wooded
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