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side meat N. Amer. (chiefly Southern and Western U.S.). [side n.1] Salt pork or bacon, usu. cut from the side of the pig.
1868Overland Monthly Nov. 468/1 But they do not thrive after transplanting any better than do the corn pone of Virginia..and the ‘side-meat’ of Missouri. 1873J. H. Beadle Undevel. West xxiv. 482 Two bright-eyed, graceful, copper-colored señoritas bring me a supper of coffee, side meat, eggs, and tortillas de mais. 1939J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath v. 43 But—you see, a bank or a company can't do that, because those creatures don't breathe air, don't eat side-meat. 1957M. Shulman Rally round Flag, Boys! (1958) xiv. 158 Accents that recalled hominy grits and sidemeat. 1975G. V. Higgins City on Hill viii. 208 None of these intellectual-emotional phenomena is an adequate substitute for side meat and greens. |