flitch
/flitch/
Definition
- Noun:
- A side of pork (bacon) that has been salted and cured: Specifically refers to the cured abdominal wall or side of a pig, often used to make bacon.
- A steak or slice of fish, especially halibut: A thick, boneless piece of fish, typically cut for grilling or frying.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- The butcher hung the flitch of bacon in the smokehouse to cure.
- For dinner, we grilled a flitch of halibut with lemon and herbs.
Advanced Usage
- "Flitch beam": In carpentry and historical construction, this refers to a compound beam made by sandwiching a metal plate between two wooden beams.
- The old barn was supported by sturdy flitch beams.
Variants and Related Words
- Bacon: (n) Cured meat from the back or sides of a pig, similar to a flitch but often sliced.
- Slab: (n) A broad, flat, thick piece, which can describe the form of a flitch of bacon or fish.
- Side: (n) In butchery, one half of a carcass, which is the source of a flitch.
Synonyms
- Side of bacon: Specifically for the pork product.
- Fish steak: For the cut of fish.
Related Phrases
- To flitch: (verb, rare/technical) To cut into flitches.
- The fishmonger will flitch the halibut for you.
Noun
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salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork
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fish steak usually cut from a halibut
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