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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pork /pɔrk/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the flesh of a hog or pig used as food.
- Governmentmoney spent or appointments made by the government for political reasons:There was so much pork in that budget for local construction that no legislator would dare oppose it.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pork (pôrk, pōrk),USA pronunciation n. - the flesh of hogs used as food.
- Government, Informal Terms[Informal.]appropriations, appointments, etc., made by the government for political reasons rather than for public benefit, as for public buildings or river improvements.
- Latin porcus hog, pig; cognate with farrow1
- Old French
- Middle English porc 1250–1300
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: pork /pɔːk/ n - the flesh of pigs used as food
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French porc, from Latin porcus pig |