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pork
\ˈpō(ə)rk, -ȯ(ə)rk, -ōək, -ȯ(ə)k\ noun
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English pork, porke, from Old French porc pig, hog, from Latin porcus — more at farrow
1. : the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food
2. archaic : hog, swine
3. : money grants, public works, or government jobs used by politicians as patronage with more regard to political advantage than to the public good
< talk about economy out of one side of their mouths while voting for pork out of the other — Newsweek > |