salt pork

noun

: fat pork cured in salt or brine

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Now the scent and sizzle of salt pork filled the house and soon large pieces of bread fried in the fat appeared. — Louise Erdrich, New Yorker, 25 May 2025 Get the recipe > Maple syrup adds sweetness and depth to these beans slow-cooked with smoky bacon or salt pork. — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026 While the addition of ham hocks, salt pork or bacon to a pot of peas certainly won't place the meal in the heart-healthy category, the peas themselves provide good nutrition. — Sheila Yount, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025 Eventually, the newcomers swapped maple syrup for molasses and bear fat for salt pork, forging the path for the type of baked beans more familiar to most Americans today. — Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for salt pork

Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salt pork was in 1708

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“Salt pork.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salt%20pork. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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