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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Service is order-at-the-counter, a little unusual for a diner, and we were warned that the pork chop would take 15 minutes.
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A giant gumball machine was rolled out that revealed pork rinds as the whacky secret ingredient for an ice cream sandwich.
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In China, for example, regulators are part of a pilot project run by IBM and Walmart to make the retailer’s supply network more transparent, for instance by tracing the provenance of pork and organic food.
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George Richards @GeorgeRichards With the help of his beloved 600-pound smoker, Navarrete hooks up the MIA BBQ stand down the third-base line — among other places — with plenty of tender pork and beef.
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Historically, the disease was most frequently associated with eating undercooked pork.
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The all-you-can-eat feast will be provided by three caterers and will include pulled pork, chicken, sides, pasta dishes, rolls, vegetarian cuisine, a variety of desserts and beverages.
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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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Origin and Etymology of pork
Middle English, from Anglo-French porc pig, from Latin porcus — more at farrow
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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
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