crosscut vs flitch

crosscut

verb
  • To cut across something. 

  • To cut (wood, lumber) across the grain. 

  • To cut repeatedly between two concurrent scenes. 

noun
  • A crosswise cut. 

  • A shortcut. 

  • A crosscut saw. 

  • A level driven across the course of a vein, or across the main workings, as from one gangway to another. 

  • An instance of filmic crosscutting. 

flitch

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

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

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

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