"backfat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backfats [plural]
Etymology: From back + fat. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|back|fat}} back + fat Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} backfat (usually uncountable, plural backfats)
  1. Fat of the back, especially of pigs. Tags: uncountable, usually Derived forms: backfatter
    Sense id: en-backfat-en-noun-AdU9ntwY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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