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bacon
1[bey-kuhn]
noun
the back and sides of the hog, salted and dried or smoked, usually sliced thin and fried for food.
Also called white bacon.South Midland and Southern U.S.pork cured in brine; salt pork.
Bacon
2[bey-kuhn]
noun
Francis Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans, 1561–1626, English essayist, philosopher, and statesman.
Francis, 1910–92, English painter, born in Ireland.
Henry, 1866–1924, U.S. architect.
Nathaniel, 1647–76, American colonist, born in England: leader of a rebellion in Virginia 1676.
Roger The Admirable Doctor, 1214?–94?, English philosopher and scientist.
bacon
1/ ˈɪə /
noun
meat from the back and sides of a pig, dried, salted, and usually smoked
informal
to achieve success
to provide material support
informalto help someone to escape from danger
Bacon
2/ ˈɪə /
noun
Francis , Baron Verulam, Viscount St Albans. 1561–1626, English philosopher, statesman, and essayist; described the inductive method of reasoning: his works include Essays (1625), The Advancement of Learning (1605), and Novum Organum (1620)
Francis . 1909–92, British painter, born in Dublin, noted for his distorted, richly coloured human figures, dogs, and carcasses
Roger . ?1214–92, English Franciscan monk, scholar, and scientist: stressed the importance of experiment, demonstrated that air is required for combustion, and first used lenses to correct vision. His Opus Majus (1266) is a compendium of all the sciences of his age
Bacon
English scientist and philosopher who is noted for the wide range of his knowledge and writing on scientific topics. Bacon pioneered the idea that mathematics is fundamental to science and that experimentation is essential to test scientific theories.
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Bacon1
Idioms and Phrases
bring home the bacon,
to provide for material needs; earn a living.
to accomplish a task; be successful or victorious.
Our governor went to Washington to appeal for disaster relief and brought home the bacon—$40 million.
save one's bacon, to allow one to accomplish a desired end; spare one from injury or loss.
Quick thinking saved our bacon.
Example Sentences
“I would say the bacon, egg and cheese sandwich. Two eggs over medium bacon, American cheese, salt, pepper and ketchup on a roll,” Dillon told host Sean Evans.
That includes egg casserole variations and a twist on a traditional bacon and egg sandwich that includes sriracha aioli, she shared as teasers.
They also have really good omelets and turkey bacon.
I have a double bacon, double egg breakfast sandwich.
The Fried Chicken Club salad doesn’t mess around either — crispy fried chicken crackling with every bite, tangled in mixed greens, smoky shards of bacon and bold blue cheese crumbles.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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