flitch

noun

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

Examples of flitch in a Sentence

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On a routine patrol a few months earlier, a forest ranger had discovered a pile of flitches waiting for pick-up in a clearing between the woods and the access road. Carlos Duarte, National Geographic, 16 Aug. 2019 Madison is a family name — his great-grandfather’s name and Pryor’s middle name — and flitch is the Old English word for a wood slab. Anne Kniggendorf, kansascity.com, 15 May 2017

Word History

Etymology

Middle English flicche, from Old English flicce; akin to Old High German fleisk flesh — more at flesh entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of flitch was before the 12th century

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“Flitch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flitch. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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