pork

pork

Obs. a pig or hog
the flesh of a pig or hog, used as food, esp. when used fresh, or uncured
Informal money, jobs, etc. appropriated, or set aside, as political patronage

Origin of pork

Middle English porc from Old French from Classical Latin porcus, a pig from Indo-European an unverified form por?os, pig from source farrow

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pork

noun

The flesh of a pig or hog used as food.
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 )

verb

porked, pork·ing, porks

verb

intransitive Slang

To eat ravenously; gorge oneself. Used with out.
To become fat. Used with out.

verb

transitive Vulgar Slang

To engage in sexual intercourse with (another). Used especially of a man.

Origin of pork

Middle English from Old French porc pig from Latin porcus ; see porko- in Indo-European roots.

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Noun

(uncountable)

(uncountable) The meat of a pig; swineflesh.
Muslims are not allowed to eat pork.
(US, politics, slang) Funding proposed or requested by a member of Congress for special interests or his or her constituency as opposed to the good of the country as a whole.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present porks, present participle porking, simple past and past participle porked)

(slang, vulgar) To have sex with (someone)

Origin

From Middle English pork, porc, via Anglo-Norman from Old French porc (“swine, hog, pig", also "pork"), from Latin porcus (“domestic hog, pig"), from Proto-Indo-European *porá¸±- (“young swine, young pig"). Cognate with Old English fearh (“young pig, hog"). More at farrow.

Used in English since the 14th century, and as a term of abuse since the 17th century.

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