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bacon

16 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. bacon (noun)
  2. Bacon (biographical name)
  3. Bacon (biographical name)
  4. Bacon (biographical name)
  5. Bacon (biographical name)
  6. bacon beetle (noun)
  7. Bacon biliteral cipher (noun)
  8. bacon hog (noun)
  9. bacon square (noun)
  10. bacon type (noun)
  11. back bacon (noun)
  12. beef bacon (noun)
  13. Canadian bacon (noun)
  14. eggs-and-bacon (noun)
  15. white bacon (noun)
  16. Wiltshire bacon (noun)

ba·con

noun \ˈbā-kən sometimes -kəŋ\

Definition of BACON

1
: a side of a pig cured and smoked
2
: money; specifically : money gained through employment or legislation —usually used in the phrase bring home the bacon
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Examples of BACON

  1. We ate bacon and eggs for breakfast.

Origin of BACON

Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German bahho side of bacon, bah back — more at back
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with BACON

Dakin, Macon, waken

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