flitch
Example Sentences
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Laura Cohen, acted as bearer of the flitch, a role that only men have done previously.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024
Desmond and Minette Carter are among the far-flung flitch winners, having travelled to Essex from Detroit in 2022.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024
Fitzwalter revealed his true identity and gave his land to the priory on the condition a flitch should be awarded to any couple who could claim they were similarly devoted.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2024
Almost three months of the wizened pay of the three-day week had been uncomfortable enough, but the strike that followed had nearly emptied the flour sack and gobbled up the last flitch of bacon.
From Time Magazine Archive
It takes a longer time for a thick than for a thin flitch; it takes longer in dry, than in damp weather; it takes longer in a dry than in a damp place.
From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William
