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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