pork rind

[ pawrk rahynd ]

noun

1. a small, crisp piece of deep-fried pork skin, seasoned and usually eaten cold as a snack:

   New to the food scene at this year’s festival will be kettle corn, pork rinds, beef jerky, and gourmet coffee.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pork rind¹

First recorded in 1950–55

Example Sentences

Unfortunately for Romney, his occasional stabs at connecting with the 99 percent tend to veer off in the pork-rind-y direction.

From The Daily Beast

The bass absolutely refused to strike at a spoon-hook or pork rind or the new Dowagiac.

From Project Gutenberg

Another trolls with many yards of line out, and a piece of pork-rind or a minnow fastened to the spoon.

From Project Gutenberg

"How d'ye do, Ole," Charley greeted a big blue-shirted Swede who was greasing the jaws of the main gaff with a piece of pork rind.

From Project Gutenberg

The bait we used was a narrow strip of very white pork rind.

From Project Gutenberg

Sea-fowl are caught in considerable numbers by baiting ordinary fishing hooks and lines with bits of pork rind or fish offal.

From Project Gutenberg