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white bacon

American  

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. bacon.


Etymology

Origin of white bacon

First recorded in 1935–40


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The baby looked up at him, removed the strip of white bacon from her mouth, and smiled.

From The Mesa Trail by H. Bedford-Jones

In the sun by the doorway sat a little brown, half-naked baby, perhaps a year of age, whimpering and chewing upon a strip of raw white bacon.

From The Mesa Trail by H. Bedford-Jones

Breakfast, which consisted of white bacon, corn bread, and imitation coffee, was served before they left for the scene of their day's work.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 4 by Work Projects Administration

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