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pork
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
pork
(noun)
pork barrel
(noun)
pork rind
(noun)
pork
/
ˈ
poɚk/
noun
pork
/
ˈ
poɚk/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of PORK
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noncount
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1
:
the meat of a pig that is used for food
roast
pork
pork
chops
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US, informal + disapproving
:
government money that is spent on projects done to help the political careers of elected officials
We need to cut the
pork
out of the federal budget.
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