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fatback

fatback noun: a layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard.

Noun

fatback (plural fatbacks)

  1. (US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard
  2. A fish, the menhaden.

Forms of fatback

pluralfatbacks

Origin of fatback

From fat + back.

Questions about fatback

What does fatback mean?
Fatback means a layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard.
What part of speech is fatback?
Fatback is a noun.
What is the plural of fatback?
The plural of fatback is fatbacks.

Words near fatback in the dictionary

  1. fatassed
  2. fatasses
  3. fatawa
  4. fatayer
  5. fatayers
  6. fatback
  7. fatbacks
  8. fatbeard
  9. fatbeards
  10. fatberg
  11. fatbergs

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