salted bacon

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• Bacon — Ba con, n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. [1913 Webster] {Bacon beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), a …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Bacon beetle — Bacon Ba con, n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. [1913 Webster] {Bacon beetle} (Zo[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bacon — ► NOUN ▪ salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig. ● bring home the bacon Cf. ↑bring home the bacon ORIGIN Old French …   English terms dictionary

• bacon — [bā′kən] n. [ME & OFr < OS baco, side of bacon; akin to OHG bahho,BACK1] salted and smoked meat from the back or sides of a hog: see PORK bring home the bacon Informal 1. to earn a living 2. to succeed; win …   English World dictionary

• Bacon — This article is about the cured meat. For other uses, see Bacon (disambiguation). Uncooked pork belly bacon strips. Bacon is a cured meat prepared …   Wikipedia

• bacon — /bay keuhn/, n. 1. the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food. 2. Also called white bacon. South Midland and Southern U.S. pork cured in brine; salt pork. 3. bring home the bacon, a. to… …   Universalium

• bacon — [[t]be͟ɪkən[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT Bacon is salted or smoked meat which comes from the back or sides of a pig. ...bacon and eggs. ...smoked streaky bacon. 2) PHRASE: V inflects If you bring home the bacon, you achieve what you needed to achieve.… …   English dictionary

• bacon — ba|con S3 [ˈbeıkən] n [U] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: , from an ancient Germanic word meaning back ] 1.) salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig, often served in narrow thin pieces ▪ bacon and eggs rasher of bacon BrE… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• bacon — noun (U) 1 salted or smoked meat from the back or sides of a pig, often served in narrow thin pieces: bacon and eggs (=bacon and eggs cooked in hot fat and served together) see also: meat 2 bring home the bacon informal to provide enough money to …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• bacon — ba•con [[t]ˈbeɪ kən[/t]] n. coo the back and sides of a hog, salted and dried or smoked, usu. sliced thin and fried • bring home the bacon Etymology: 1300–50; ME bacoun < AF; OF bacon < Gmc *bakōn (OHG bacho back, ham, bacon), der. of *baka …   From formal English to slang

• bacon — /ˈbeɪkən / (say baykuhn) noun 1. meat from the back and sides of the pig, salted and dried or smoked. –phrase 2. bring home the bacon, a. to support a family; provide for material needs. b. to succeed in a specific task. {Phrase Origin: early… …