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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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