"Dunmow flitch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Dunmow flitches [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Dunmow flitch (plural Dunmow flitches)
  1. (UK) 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. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-Dunmow_flitch-en-noun-DsN0YJSh Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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