PORK


Meaning of PORK in English

ˈpō(ə)rk, -ȯ(ə)rk, -ōək, -ȯ(ə)k noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English pork, porke, from Old French porc pig, hog, from Latin porcus — more at farrow

1. : the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food

2. archaic : hog , swine

3. : money grants, public works, or government jobs used by politicians as patronage with more regard to political advantage than to the public good

talk about economy out of one side of their mouths while voting for pork out of the other — Newsweek

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