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bacon definition

ba·con (bā′kən)

noun

salted and smoked meat from the back or sides of a hog

Etymology: ME & OFr < OS baco, side of bacon; akin to OHG bahho, back

bacon Idioms

bring home the bacon

Informal
  1. to earn a living
  2. to succeed; win
Bacon definition

Ba·con (bā′kən)

  1. Bacon, Francis Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans 1561-1626; Eng. philosopher, essayist, & statesman
  2. Bacon, Francis 1909-92; Brit. painter, born in Ireland
  3. Bacon, Nathaniel 1647-76; Am. colonist born in England: leader of a rebellion (1676) which sought social reform
  4. Bacon, Roger 1214?-94; Eng. philosopher & scientist

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