flitch

flɪtʃ

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Definition of flitch - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

timber

TECH.

piece of wood cut from a tree trunk

TECH.

The carpenter used a flitch for the table.

board

plank

slab

bacon

Dated

side of a pig cured and salted

Dated

We bought a flitch for the barbecue.

joint

side

slab

food

Dated

steak cut from the side of a fish

Dated

He ordered a flitch of halibut for dinner.

cutlet

portion

slice

Verb

tr.

cutting

TECH.

cut into strips or flitches

TECH.

The butcher flitched the pork for bacon.

carve

chop

slice

woodworking

TECH.

cut a tree trunk into flitches

TECH.

They flitched the logs for the furniture project.

cut

hew

slice

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Images of flitch

piece of wood cut from a tree trunk
side of a pig cured and salted
steak cut from the side of a fish

Expressions with flitch

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flitch of bacon

large side of cured bacon from a pig

He won a flitch of bacon at the village fair.

Origin of flitch

Old English, flicce (side of bacon)

Examples of flitch in a sentence

The flitch was perfect for crafting the wooden sculpture.
The chef prepared a dish using a flitch.
A flitch hung in the smokehouse for curing.
The chef prepared a flitch of salmon for the guests.
A flitch of trout was served with lemon sauce.
He flitched the logs for the fireplace.

The chef flitched the fish for grilling.
The workers flitched the timber for the new deck.
He flitched the wood to make thin planks.

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French:plateau, découper, ...
German:Holzbohle, aufschneiden, ...
Italian:tavola grezza, affettare, ...
Spanish:tablón, cortar, ...
Portuguese:tora, cortar, ...
Chinese:木板, 切条, ...
Japanese:フリッチ, 切り分ける, ...
Arabic:شَريحَة خَشَب, شَرَّحَ, ...
Hebrew:קֶרֶשׁ עֵץ, לַחֲתוֹךְ לִרְצוּעוֹת, ...
Russian:плаха, нарезать, ...
Ukrainian:плаха, розрізати, ...
Hindi:फ्लिच, पट्टियों में काटना, ...
Bengali:ফ্লিচ, ফালি করা, ...
Catalan:tauló, tallar, ...
Czech:výřez, nakrájet, ...
Danish:flitch, skære, ...
Dutch:plank, flenzen, ...
Greek:κορμός, κόβω, ...
Hungarian:palló, csíkokra vágni, ...
Khmer:បន្ទះឈើកាត់ពីគល់ឈើ, កាត់ជាបន្ទះវែងៗ, ...
Korean:나무 조각, 조각으로 자르다, ...
Persian:تخته چوب, به نوار برید, ...
Polish:klocek, ciąć, ...
Portuguese (BR):prancha, fatiar, ...
Romanian:blăniță, a tăia în fâșii, ...
Swedish:flisa, skära i flak, ...
Thai:ไม้แผ่น, แล่, ...
Turkish:odun parçası, dilimlemek, ...
Vietnamese:miếng gỗ, cắt, ...

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