Bush_Eats_Beef
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Fri Jan-07-05 11:49 PM
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| Wow, Encarta Dictionary had ALL the definitions of the word "pork." |
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pork
pork (pawrk) n 1. food hog meat: the flesh of a hog eaten as food, usually cooked fresh. Cured hog flesh is usually referred to as bacon or ham. (often used before a noun) 2. politics political handouts: government money and jobs awarded by politicians to their supporters or constituents to win their favor, especially when awarded wastefully (informal)
vt offensive term: an offensive term meaning to have sexual intercourse with somebody (slang)
(13th century. Via Old French from Latin porcus “pig” (source of English porcupine and porcelain). Ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning “pig,” which is also the ancestor of English farrow.) Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2004. © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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