1
: the fresh or salted flesh of swine when dressed for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
Examples of pork in a Sentence
We need to cut the pork out of the federal budget.
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Those foam meat trays carrying ground beef, chicken, pork chops come in packing to protect them from contamination and passing it on to your food.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
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—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 May 2024
Advertisement According to medical experts, the condition Kennedy described sounds like neurocysticercosis, a disease that occurs when pork tapeworm larvae become enclosed in a cyst in the human brain.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2024
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“Pork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pork. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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pork
noun
ˈpō(ə)rk 
ˈpȯ(ə)rk
1
: the flesh of a pig used for food
2
: government funds, jobs, or favors distributed by politicians to gain political advantage
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