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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Bacon \Ba"con\, n. [OF. bacon, fr OHG. bacho, bahho flitch of bacon, ham; akin to E. back Cf Back the back side.] The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the flesh of a pig salted or fresh. {Bacon beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a beetle ({Dermestes lardarius}) which especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon, woolens, furs, etc See {Dermestes}. {To save one's bacon}, to save one's self or property from harm or less [Colloq.] From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: bacon n 1: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually sliced thin and fried 2: 1561-1626 [syn: {Bacon}, {Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St Albans}]
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