pork belly
noun
a side of fresh pork.
pork bellies
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pluralof pork belly.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Bacon-wrapped everything dominated menus as dudes with handlebar mustaches and a spritz of ironic bacon-scented cologne collectively got pork bellies tattooed on their forearms.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2023
“We have hams in every nook and cranny of this building,” he said, pausing outside one of the many rooms where they hung, often alongside pork bellies.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Left unanswered: Had one of the sisters consulted with President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House about commodity trading in pork bellies?
From Washington Post ● Aug. 2, 2021
Bettors can place a wager on a future outcome in the same way commodities traders can bet on the future price of gold, pork bellies or oil.
From Fox News ● May 12, 2020
“He had a problem with capitalism in general, but the pork bellies pushed him over the edge.”
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
