fatback
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English
Etymology
Noun
fatback (plural fatbacks)
- (US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard
- A fish, the menhaden.
Translations
layer of fat
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fish — see menhaden
References
- “fatback”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.