pork

(pôrk)

noun

  1. Obsolete a pig or hog
  2. the flesh of a pig or hog, used as food, esp. when used fresh, or uncured
  3. Informal money, jobs, etc. received as pork barrel

Origin: ME porc < OFr < L porcus, a pig < IE *poros, pig > farrow

See pork in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The flesh of a pig or hog used as food.
  2. Government funds, appointments, or benefits dispensed or legislated by politicians to gain favor with their constituents: “However much [the voters] may distrust Congress and dislike pork, the advantages of being represented by an incumbent with seniority are hard to deny” (Richard Lacayo).
intransitive verb porked, pork·ing, porks
Slang
  1. To eat ravenously; gorge oneself. Used with out.
  2. To become fat. Used with out.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French porc, pig

Origin: , from Latin porcus; see porko- in Indo-European roots

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