pork

/pɔrk/

/pɔk/

Other forms: porks

Definitions of pork

1. noun

   meat from a domestic hog or pig
   synonyms: porc

   types:

   cochon de lait, suckling pig

   whole young pig suitable for roasting

   salt pork

   fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt

   pigs' feet, pigs' knuckles

   feet or knuckles of hogs used as food; pickled or stewed or jellied

   fatback

   salt pork from the back of a hog carcass

   sowbelly

   salt pork from the belly of a hog carcass

   type of:

   meat

   the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
2. noun

   a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents
   synonyms: pork barrel

   type of:

   appropriation

   money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose