See Also: flitch(1)(dictionary)
flitch(2)(dictionary)

flitch(1) (iou)



flitch noun. .

The side of an animal, salted and cured. Now only, a side of bacon. OE.
Dunmow flitch a side of bacon presented periodically at Dunmow in Essex to any couple proving conjugal harmony for a year and a day.
B. Chatwin A flitch of bacon was rammed into a rack in the rafters.
A lengthwise slice of timber from a tree-trunk, esp. an outside slice. M18.
b. Any of several planks fastened together to form a compound beam. Also (in full flitch-plate), a strengthening plate added to a beam, girder, or any woodwork. L19.
a. A square piece of blubber from a whale. L18.
b. A steak cut from a halibut. L19.
Comb.: flitch-beam a compound beam, esp. one consisting of a metal plate between two slabs of wood; flitch-plate: see sense 2b above.
Also flitchen noun (obsolete exc. dial.) LME.