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flitch

4 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. flitch (noun)
  2. flitch beam (noun)
  3. flitch girder (noun)
  4. flitch plate (noun)

flitch

noun \ˈflich\

Definition of FLITCH

1
: a side of cured meat; especially : a side of bacon
2
: a longitudinal section of a log

Origin of FLITCH

Middle English flicche, from Old English flicce; akin to Old High German fleisk flesh — more at flesh
First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with FLITCH

bitch, ditch, fitch, glitch, hitch, itch, kitsch, niche, pitch, quitch, rich, snitch, stitch, such, switch, twitch, which, witch

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