Virginia ham

noun

: a dry-cured, smoked, and aged ham especially from a peanut-fed hog

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The Hammie is Virginia ham, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and onion with horseradish aioli. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024 Items such as plastic containers, bags and — most devastating of all — salty Virginia ham have become hard to get from suppliers. — Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2021 Try the Smithfield Luau for the perfect combination of a Hawaiian pizza and classic Virginia ham. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 Voters were deciding between the names Poppy — a flower name in a nod to the baby’s mother, Iris — and Hammie Mae — a nod to Virginia ham. — Rachel McRady, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Virginia ham was in 1795

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“Virginia ham.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Virginia%20ham. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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