Etymology
Origin of porkchop
Example Sentences
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Pork chops come from the loin of a pig, which is the strip that runs from the pig’s shoulder to its hip.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2023
Pork chops are now only 7 percent above March levels, and fresh whole chickens are up 3 percent.
From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2020
Pork chops in mustard sauce, fried chicken, lamb with cumin.
From Salon • Dec. 18, 2018
Pork chops, grits, collard greens, and a dish of tiny baked crab apples.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 6, 2006
Pork chops smothered in gravy, green beans floating in butter, cornbread hot and fluffy.
From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome
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