pork
the flesh of hogs used as food.
Informal. appropriations, appointments, etc., made by the government for political reasons rather than for public benefit, as for public buildings or river improvements.
Origin of pork
1Other words from pork
- porkish, porklike, adjective
- porkless, adjective
Words Nearby pork
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How to use pork in a sentence
Feast on heaping plates of slow-smoked pulled pork, sausages, ribs, and chicken in the charming courtyard of Atlantic Brewing Company’s Town Hill location.
The Ultimate Acadia National Park Travel Guide | Virginia M. Wright | February 8, 2021 | Outside OnlineChicken feet, pork bones, scallions and ginger inform the hot bath, good to the last slurp.
Tom Sietsema’s 8 favorite places to eat right now | Tom Sietsema | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostToday, China consumes 28% of the world’s meat, including half of all pork.
How China Could Change the World by Taking Meat Off the Menu | Charlie Campbell/Shanghai | January 22, 2021 | TimeThe Rath Packing Company, a family-owned meat company, opens a pork processing plant in Waterloo on the banks of the Cedar River.
How the History of Waterloo, Iowa, Explains How Meatpacking Plants Became Hotbeds of COVID-19 | by Bernice Yeung and Michael Grabell | December 21, 2020 | ProPublicaIt also noted that the closure would disrupt the country’s pork supply.
As COVID-19 Ravaged This Iowa City, Officials Discovered Meatpacking Executives Were the Ones in Charge | by Michael Grabell and Bernice Yeung | December 21, 2020 | ProPublica
Roll the pork over the stuffing, like a jelly roll, until the seam is facing down and the fat back is on top.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries | Carla Hall | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhile the pork is resting, heat a large, heavy-bottomed pan over medium-high heat.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries | Carla Hall | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLay the butterflied pork loin on the cutting board with the fat cap facing down.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries | Carla Hall | December 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTVeselka layered its latke with pork goulash, and Toloache added beef short rib chorizo.
Hitchcock's going on about English pork butchers and how best to prepare pork cracklings.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInfection in man occurs from ingestion of insufficiently cooked pork, which contains encysted embryos.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddPerhaps she doesnt care for pork and potatoes, my friend, laughed the lady, eyeing Mr. Chumley whimsically.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonHe was a fat man—eating roast pork, and apple-sauce, and mashed potatoes, and bread.
Love's Pilgrimage | Upton Sinclairpork maun hae risen in price this last twa-three days, for I'm telt it was gaun cheap enough then.
The Underworld | James C. WelshI says to myself, if a body can get anything they pray for, why don't Deacon Winn get back the money he lost on pork?
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete | Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
British Dictionary definitions for pork
/ (pɔːk) /
the flesh of pigs used as food
Origin of pork
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