flitch
English
/flɪtʃ/
noun
Definitions
- The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.
- A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English flicche inherited from Old English fliċċe (side of an animal, flitch) inherited from Proto-Germanic *flikkiją (flitch, side) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (tear, peel off, rend).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*pleh₁ḱ-
Gloss
tear, peel off, rend
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
泪, 涙