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Canadian bacon

noun

bacon made from a boned strip of pork loin.

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Origin of Canadian bacon

First recorded in 1935–40

Words nearby Canadian bacon

Canada moonseed, Canadarm, Canada thistle, Canadian, Canadian Alliance, Canadian bacon, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian English, Canadian football, Canadian Forces, Canadian French
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British Dictionary definitions for Canadian bacon

Canadian bacon

noun

the US name for back bacon
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