The meaning of FLITCH is a side of cured meat; especially : a side of bacon.

Typically, the flitch beam is made up of a steel plate sandwiched between two wood beams, the three layers being held together with bolts.

What is the etymology of the noun flitch? flitch is a word inherited from Germanic.

either of two thick boards bolted together with a steel plate between them to form a beam (flitch beam)

May 3, 2025 · flitch (third-person singular simple present flitches, present participle flitching, simple past and past participle flitched) (transitive) To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips.

flitch (flɪtʃ) n. 1. a side of bacon salted and cured. 2. a. a piece, as a board, bolted together with others to form a beam.

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Flitch definition: A salted and cured side of bacon.

FLITCH definition: the side of a hog (or, formerly, some other animal) salted and cured. See examples of flitch used in a sentence.