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dunmow flitch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables
dun-mow flitch
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flitch of bacon awarded to a married couple who convince a local "jury" of bachelors and maidens that, for a year and a day, they have never wished themselves unwed, as part of a traditional four-yearly ritual at Great Dunmow, Essex, England.

British usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

Dunmow flitches (plural)

Questions

What does dunmow flitch mean?
A flitch of bacon awarded to a married couple who convince a local "jury" of bachelors and maidens that, for a year and a day, they have never wished themselves unwed, as part of a traditional four-yearly ritual at Great Dunmow, Essex, England.

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