pork
Americannoun
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the flesh of hogs used as food.
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Informal. appropriations, appointments, etc., made by the government for political reasons rather than for public benefit, as for public buildings or river improvements.
noun
Other Word Forms
- porkish adjective
- porkless adjective
- porklike adjective
Etymology
Origin of pork
1250–1300; Middle English porc < Old French < Latin porcus hog, pig; cognate with farrow 1
Example Sentences
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This was likely due to lower domestic petrol and diesel prices, as well as softer pork prices, said Eugene Tan of Moody’s Analytics.
Also, my wife is a vegetarian, and a lot of the more authentic places, there’s pork in the air.
From Los Angeles Times
I poured in a little water, dropped in a chunk of salt pork, and set it on the stove.
From Literature
A lady friend, finding out they didn’t have food at the apartment, invited him and his friend to her place overlooking the ocean for a dinner of pork chops and stuffed portobello mushrooms.
From Los Angeles Times
Henk de Haan, 63, throws onions and carrots into a pan -- essential ingredients in snert, a thick soup made with winter vegetables and pork, typically finished off with slices of Dutch smoked sausage.
From Barron's
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