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Definition of pork
1 : the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food
2 : government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
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Examples of pork in a Sentence
We need to cut the pork out of the federal budget.
Recent Examples of pork from the Web
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Thanks to a boom in supply, retail-beef prices prices are low enough to compete with pork and poultry.
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But over the weekend, Republican leadership and the House Budget Committee Chairwoman Diane Black found a way to have their tax cuts and Pentagon pork — and their deficit reduction, too: Heap more pain on poor and working people.
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Add the cooked, drained beans, plus any roast pork drippings and enough of the bean cooking stock liquid to cover beans.
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Smothered pork chops with collard greens and corn bread.
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Entrees like the pork belly or the pollo pipian are crowd pleasers as are the many interesting cocktails.
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On family trips, at gas stations, Dad would always get a bag of pork rinds.
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Attorney J. Michael Huget (HUE’-git) says the man ordered a pepperoni pizza without pork in Dearborn but then switched his order to a hot-and-ready pizza.
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Pour 1 cup Italian salad dressing into a resealable plastic bag; add 1 (2- to 3-pound) boneless pork loin.
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Origin and Etymology of pork
Middle English, from Anglo-French porc pig, from Latin porcus — more at farrow
PORK Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of pork for English Language Learners
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: the meat of a pig that is used for food
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: government money that is spent on projects done to help the political careers of elected officials
PORK Defined for Kids
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