Dunmow flitch
(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 fo
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(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.
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