Flitchen

Obs. exc. dial. Also 4 flucchen, 7 flitchin. [f. FLITCH sb.¹ + -EN¹.] = FLITCH.

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1362. Langl., P. Pl., A. X. 188.

	Þauȝ þei don hem to [donmowe · but þe deuel helpe]
	To folewen aftur þe Flucchen · fecche þei hit neuere.

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1658. MS. Inv. of Goods (Nares). Fower flitchins of bacon in the chimney.

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1786. Lond. Mag., March, 158.

	On Shrove Tuesday last, I’ll tell you what pass’d
	In a neighbouring gentleman’s kitchen,
	Where pancakes were making, with eggs, and with bacon
	As good as e’er cut off a flitchen.

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1804. J. Duncumb, Hist. Hereford, I. 213/1. Gloss.

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1879. Miss Jackson, Shropsh. Word-bk., s.v. ‘I shall tak’ a flitchen an’ a couple o’ ’ams to the nex’ far.’

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