clippers vs flitch

clippers

noun
  • A tool for clipping something. 

flitch

noun
  • A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber). 

  • The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon. 

verb
  • To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips. 

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