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

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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

He led him through cold and narrow passages smelling of dirt and sickness and fried fatback.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

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