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Bacon - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Bacon : (noun)
1: back and sides of a hog salted and dried or smoked; usually
sliced thin and fried
2: English scientist and Franciscan monk who stressed the
importance of experimentation; first showed that air is
required for combustion and first used lenses to correct
vision (1220-1292) [syn: Bacon, Roger Bacon]
3: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
[syn: Bacon, Francis Bacon, Sir Francis Bacon, Baron
Verulam, 1st Baron Verulam, Viscount St. Albans]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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">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.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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Example Usage of Bacon |
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chinopoy: Bacon for breakfast+hot coffee.. uhlalaaa. |
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odeiomate: muito Bacon dá nisso mesmo |
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MarkMacLaughlin: @WayneHarvey Perhaps @viziotv could split the cost with the Pig Farmers Assoc., and I would agree to show video of Bacon 2hrs per day |
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