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lardon

American  
[lahr-dn] / ˈlɑr dn /
Also lardoon

noun

  1. a strip of fat used in larding, especially as drawn through the substance of meat, chicken, etc., with a kind of needle or pin.


lardon British  
/ lɑːˈduːn, ˈlɑːdən /

noun

  1. a strip or cube of fat or bacon used in larding meat

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lardon

1400–50; late Middle English lardun < Middle French lardon piece of pork, equivalent to lard lard + -on noun suffix

Example Sentences

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Karie Lardon, Southwest’s senior manager of emergency response, directed hundreds of employees responding to the accident.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2018

Dr. Michael Lardon is a practicing psychiatrist who has helped elite performers in sports and business make the most of their mental processes for more than 30 years.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 5, 2018

“I thought I had a good round in me,” Lardon said.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2015

Lardon, whose book 'Mastering Golf's Mental Game' was published earlier this year, agreed with Parent that Woods' chipping problems were "100 percent mental" though he also believed the ravages of time were taking a toll.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2015

“The pendulum swings the other way quickly,” Lardon says.

From BusinessWeek • Mar. 3, 2014

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