"fatback" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fatbacks [plural]
Etymology: From fat + back. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fat|back}} fat + back Head templates: {{en-noun}} fatback (plural fatbacks)
  1. (US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard Tags: US Translations (layer of fat): selkärasva (Finnish), słonina [feminine] (Polish), ryggspäck [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fatback-en-noun-LWop0f-8 Categories (other): American English Disambiguation of 'layer of fat': 100 0
  2. A fish, the menhaden. Categories (topical): Cuts of meat Categories (lifeform): Herrings
    Sense id: en-fatback-en-noun-ORnwhYzV Disambiguation of Cuts of meat: 35 65 Disambiguation of Herrings: 3 97 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 25 75

Inflected forms

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