sowbelly


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sow·bel·ly

 (sou′bĕl′ē)
n. Informal
Salt pork.
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sowbelly

(ˈsaʊˌbɛlɪ)
n
(Cookery) US fat salted pork or bacon from the belly of a pig
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sow•bel•ly

(ˈsaʊˌbɛl i)

n.
salt pork taken from the belly.
[1865–70]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.sowbelly - salt pork from the belly of a hog carcass
salt pork - fat from the back and sides and belly of a hog carcass cured with salt
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