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The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.

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  1. n. The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh.
  2. n. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried
  3. n:100 n. back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried n. English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the importance of experimentation; first showed that air is required for combustion and first used lenses to correct vision (1220-1292) n. English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)