side meat
noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
salt pork and bacon taken from the sides of a hog.
Origin of side meat
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
Words nearby side meat
side deal,
side dish,
side drum,
side effect,
side horse,
side meat,
side money,
side of the tracks,
side pot,
side step,
side street
Example sentences from the Web for side meat
If I have got to choose between side-meat and clay for a regular diet,” said Sandy, “give me side-meat every time.
The Boy Settlers |Noah BrooksSo they managed to make coffee, fry slices of side-meat, and bake a hoe-cake of Indian-corn meal.
The Boy Settlers |Noah BrooksTwo mules were loaded with side-meat or bacon; this we threw away.
Geronimo's Story of His Life |Geronimo
British Dictionary definitions for side meat
side meat
noun
US informal
salt pork or bacon
Word Origin for side meat
C19: so called because it comes from the side of the pig