Dunmow flitch

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.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounDunmow flitch (plural Dunmow flitches)

plural Dunmow flitches

  1. UKA 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.
Cite this entry
APA

Dunmow flitch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunmow%20flitch

MLA

“Dunmow flitch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunmow%20flitch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dunmow flitch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dunmow%20flitch.

Source: Dunmow flitch on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.