fatback

American  

[fat-bak] / ˈfætˌbæk /

noun

1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. the fat and fat meat from the upper part of a side of pork, usually cured by salt.

2. a menhaden.

3. the bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix.

4. a mullet.

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fatback British  

/ ˈfætˌbæk /

noun

1. the fat, usually salted, from the upper part of a side of pork

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Etymology

Origin of fatback

An Americanism dating back to 1700–10; fat + back ¹

Example Sentences

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fatback

Next up are lonjas, fatback that will be fried into chicharrones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 11, 2019

Collard greens — similar to the greens that grow year-round in Africa — and a spicy stew of pattypan squash flavored with onions, fatback and hot African peppers rounded out the meal.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 12, 2016

Which were then blown out of the water by the fatback breakbeats of a swashbuckling 31 over the back nine.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2015

This is anecdotal, but my grandparents ate bacon, eggs, grits, fried okra, biscuits with sausage gravy, and every fatback thing you can imagine.

From Time ● Jul. 20, 2013

They had seemed dull and forgettable then, but Ophie yearned for one more dinner of beans and fatback with corn bread, Daddy telling stories of the rail yard as they ate.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland