flicche

Middle English

Alternative forms

flicke, flyc, flyk, flyche, flucche, fflykke, flytch, flichche

Etymology

From Old English fliċċe, from Proto-Germanic *flikkiją.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflitʃ(ə)/, /ˈflik(ə)/

Noun

flicche (plural flicches)

The flank or side of an animal, especially one of a pig which has been made into bacon; a flitch.

Descendants

English: flitch
Scots: flake, fleech

References

“flicche (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-03.

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