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sowbelly

sowbelly noun: salted pork from the belly of a pig.

Noun

sowbelly (plural sowbellies)

  1. (US) Salted pork from the belly of a pig.
    • The process consists of laying a side of bacon, profanely called "sowbelly," flat on the ground, and eliminating, by a dexterous use of the knife... — Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society (1918)

Forms of sowbelly

pluralsowbellies

Origin of sowbelly

From sow + belly.

Questions about sowbelly

What does sowbelly mean?
Sowbelly means salted pork from the belly of a pig.
What part of speech is sowbelly?
Sowbelly is a noun.
What is the plural of sowbelly?
The plural of sowbelly is sowbellies.

Words near sowbelly in the dictionary

  1. Sowas
  2. sowback
  3. sowbacks
  4. sowbane
  5. sowbellies
  6. sowbelly
  7. sowbread
  8. sowbreads
  9. sowbug
  10. sowbugs
  11. sowcar

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