Definition: Pork

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Etymology

From Middle English pork, porc, via Anglo-Norman, from Old French porc (“swine, hog, pig; pork”), from Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig”). Cognate with Old English fearh (“piglet”). Doublet of farrow.

Noun

pork (uncountable)

  1. (uncountable) the meat of a pig.
  2. (American political slang) funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or his/her constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.

Derived terms

  • long pork
  • (American political slang) pork barrel
  • pork chop
  • pork pie
  • pork sword
  • porker
  • porky

Related terms

  • porcine

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