Pork

  • 101pork-barrel — [c]/ˈpɔk bærəl/ (say pawk baruhl) verb (pork barrelled or, US, pork barreled, pork barrelling or, US, pork barreling) –verb (t) 1. to supply an inappropriate share of government money to, in return for political support. –verb (i) …

  • 102Pork Bellies — A cut of pork that comes from the belly of a pig. Pork bellies were traded in the futures market, as they are important components of meat products, such as bacon. Trading in pork bellies futures began in 1961 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange… …

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  • 103pork chop — carry on like a pork chop To make a fuss, to behave in a silly or excited way. This is an elaboration of the standard phrase to carry on . The pork chop is an Australian addition, and some people suggest that the phrase derives from the fact that …

    Australian idioms

  • 104pork pie — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms pork pie : singular pork pie plural pork pies a British food consisting of cooked pork in a pastry case …

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  • 105pork chop — /ˈpɔk tʃɒp/ (say pawk chop) noun 1. a slice of pork containing some bone. –phrase Colloquial 2. carry on like a pork chop, to behave in a silly manner. 3. like a pork chop at a Jewish barbecue (or synagogue), unwanted. 4. silly as a pork chop,… …

  • 106pork butcher — noun a vendor of pork and products made from pork • Regions: ↑United Kingdom, ↑UK, ↑U.K., ↑Britain, ↑United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ↑Great Britain • Hypernyms: ↑butcher, ↑ …

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  • 107Pork Tornado (album) — Infobox Album | Name = Pork Tornado Type = Album Artist = Pork Tornado Released = October 1,2002 (US) Recorded = 2002 Genre = Music Label = Elektra | Pork Tornado is the self titled debut album from the blues rock band of the same name, led by… …

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  • 108pork rind — noun a) The rind of pork meat b) a snack food made from cured pork skin, pork scratchings …

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  • 109Pork tapeworm infection — Known medically as cysticercosis, an infection caused by Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm). Infection occurs when the tapeworm larvae enter the body and form cysticerci (SIS tuh sir KEY) (cysts). When cysticerci are found in the brain, the… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 110pork barrel — also pork barrel N SING: usu N n (disapproval) If you say that someone is using pork barrel politics, you mean that they are spending a lot of government money on a local project in order to win the votes of the people who live in that area.… …

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