spring of pork

noun

The lower part of a forequarter of pork, which is divided from the neck, and has the leg and foot without the shoulder.

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nounspring of pork (plural springs of pork)

plural springs of pork

  1. obsoleteThe lower part of a forequarter of pork, which is divided from the neck, and has the leg and foot without the shoulder.

    A loin of pork with the fat and kidney taken out and boned, and a spring of pork boned, are very nice dressed in the same way

    1823, M. Radcliffe, A Modern System of Domestic Cookery
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