sowbelly

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noun

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)”

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Meanings

nounsowbelly (plural sowbellies)

plural sowbellies

  1. USSalted 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)

Origin

From sow + belly.

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APA

sowbelly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sowbelly

MLA

“sowbelly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sowbelly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sowbelly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sowbelly.

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