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fat·back

 (făt′băk′)
n.
The strip of fat from the upper part of a side of pork, usually dried and salt-cured.
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fatback

(ˈfætˌbæk)
n
(Cookery) the fat, usually salted, from the upper part of a side of pork
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fat•back

(ˈfætˌbæk)

n.
the fat and fat meat from the upper part of a side of pork, usu. cured by salt.
[1700–10, Amer.]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fatback - salt pork from the back 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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