fatback

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noun

A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard

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Meanings

nounfatback (plural fatbacks)

plural fatbacks

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

Origin

From fat + back.

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Translations

Finnish selkärasva
  • selkärasvalayer of fat
Polish słonina
  • słoninalayer of fat
Swedish ryggspäck
  • ryggspäcklayer of fat

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

backfat
Cite this entry
APA

fatback. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatback

MLA

“fatback.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatback. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatback,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatback.

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