'Flitches' definitions:

Definition of 'Flitches'

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  • Flitch \Flitch\, n.; pl. Flitches. [OE. flicche, flikke, AS. flicce, akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. fl[imac]k flap, tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. Flick, n.]
  • 1. The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]

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