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Flitches
The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.
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noun
- 1
The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.
- 2
A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber).
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| Word | Definition |
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| side of baconnoun | A salted and cured longitudinal half of a pig with the legs and shoulders removed. |
| lauannoun | Any of several types of light wood, resembling mahogany, from various trees from the Philippines and Malaysia. |
| lathsnoun | A thin, narrow strip, fastened to the rafters, studs, or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting a covering of tiles, plastering, etc. |
| cocobolonoun | An oily tropical hardwood of genus Dalbergia from Central America. |
| irokonoun | A hardwood obtained from several African trees, especially of the species Milicia excelsa. |
| cantsnoun | (countable) An argot, the jargon of a particular class or subgroup. |
| lumbernoun | (Canada, US) Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material. |
| trochusnoun | (malacology) Any member of the genus Trochus, or more generally of the family Trochidae; in non-specialist usage, including species formerly classified in that family, particularly Tectus niloticus. |
| timbernoun | (uncountable) Trees in a forest regarded as a source of wood. |
| greenheartnoun | A type of tree (Chlorocardium rodiei) native to Guyana. |
| red sandersnoun | A tree of species Pterocarpus santalinus or its reddish heartwood, highly valued in woodworking, and used as a dye as well as a traditional herbal medicine. |
| trepangnoun | Synonym of sea cucumber. |
| teakwoodnoun | Wood of a teak tree. |
| minasnoun | A male given name. |
| woodnoun | (uncountable) The substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree. Used as a material for construction, to manufacture various items, etc. or as fuel. |
| nipanoun | A palm tree of the species Nypa fruticans. |
| bancanoun | (Philippines, nautical) A canoe; an outrigger canoe or dugout. |
| fibreboardnoun | British and Canada standard spelling of fiberboard. [(American spelling) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.] |
| whitewoodnoun | Any of several deciduous trees, some used for furniture, such as the tulip tree. |
| purpleheartnoun | The purplish heartwood of this tree, used to make furniture |
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