"country ham" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: country hams [plural]
Etymology: First mentioned in print in 1944. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} country ham (countable and uncountable, plural country hams)
  1. (US) A variety of cured ham, typically very salty, traditionally prepared in the rural parts of the southern United States. Wikipedia link: country ham Tags: US, countable, uncountable Hyponyms: Smithfield ham
    Sense id: en-country_ham-en-noun-Ph6EVYvB Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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