Definitions for flitch
flɪtʃflitch

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flitchnoun

   fish steak usually cut from a halibut

2. flitch, side of baconnoun

   salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flitchnoun

   The side of an animal, now only a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.

2. Etymology: flicce, from flikjan.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flitchnoun

   Etymology: flicce , Saxon; flycke, Danish; fleche, floche, French. Skinner.

   The side of a hog salted and cured.

   But heretofore ’twas thought a sumptuous feast,
   On birthdays, festivals, or days of state,
   A salt dry flitch of bacon to prepare;
   If they had fresh meat, ’twas delicious fare. John Dryden, Juv.

   While he from out the chimney took
   A flitch of bacon off the hook,
   Cut out large slices to be fry’d. Jonathan Swift.

   He sometimes accompanies the present with a flitch of bacon. Addison.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flitch

   A flitch is a large piece or slab of wood, specifically the side of a tree trunk or a longitudinal section cut from a large log or trunk, often used in the making of timber or for cutting into veneers. It may also refer to a side of salted and cured meat, especially bacon.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flitchnoun

   the side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon

2. Flitchnoun

   one of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam

3. Flitchnoun

   the outside piece of a sawed log; a slab

4. Etymology: [See Flitch, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Flitch

   flich, n. the side of a hog salted and cured. [A.S. flicce; Ice. flikki.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. flitch

   The outside cut or slab of a tree.

Matched Categories

1. • Bacon
   • Fish Steak

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How to pronounce flitch?

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   Daniel

   British

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   Karen

   Australian

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   Indian

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How to say flitch in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flitch in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flitch in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=flitch
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Flitch
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=flitch
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flitch
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=flitch
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=flitch
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=flitch