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salt pork

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noun

pork cured with salt, especially the fat pork taken from the back, sides, and belly.

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Nearby words

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  2. salt of the earth, ye are the,
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  5. salt pit,
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  7. salt shake,
  8. salt shaker,
  9. salt solution,
  10. salt spoon

Origin of salt pork

First recorded in 1715–25
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British Dictionary definitions for salt pork

salt pork

noun

pork, esp the fat pork taken from the back, sides, and belly, that has been cured with salt
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