BACONS

Noun

bacons

plural of bacon

Source: Wiktionary


BACON

Ba"con, n. Etym: [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.]

Definition: The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. Bacon beetle (Zoöl.), a beetle (Dermestes lardarius) which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc. See Dermestes.

– To save one's bacon, to save one's self or property from harm or less. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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