sidemeatn.
/ˈsʌɪdmiːt/, U.S. /ˈsaɪdˌmit/ North American (chiefly U.S. southern and Midland).
Meat from the side of a pig; esp. salt pork or bacon.
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Old Ned1833
sidemeat1841
sow-belly1867
salt side1892
pancetta1954
1841 New Genesee (Rochester, N.Y.) Farmer Oct. 146/3 The lard and side meat yield us the greatest return.
1868 Overland 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.
1873 J. H. Beadle Undeveloped West xxiv. 482 Two bright-eyed, graceful, copper-colored señoritas bring me a supper of coffee, side meat, eggs, and tortillas de mais.
1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath v. 43 A bank or a company can't do that, because those creatures don't breathe air, don't eat side-meat.
1983 P. St. Pierre Smith & Other Events 28 He was preparing breakfast—rice and two strips of sidemeat.
2004 T. C. Boyle Inner Circle ii. ii. 258 We stopped at small-town cafes and stared at plates of eggs and grits and fried sidemeat, barely able to muster the energy to lift the forks to our mouths.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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