side meat


nounChiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. salt pork and bacon taken from the sides of a hog.

Origin of side meat

1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

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British Dictionary definitions for side meat

side meat

noun
  1. US informal salt pork or bacon

Origin of side meat

1
C19: so called because it comes from the side of the pig

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