Pork

pork, n. The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food. [F. pore, L. porevs, W. porch, Ir. ore, AS. fearh, a pig, whence E. farrow, q. v.] — Pork 'or, n. A hog. — Por'cine, por's in, a. Pert, to swine. [L. porcinus, porcus.] — Por'cupine, -kupin, n. A rodent quadruped furnished with spines, Porcupine, prickles, or quills capable of being erected at pleasure: when attacked, he rolls his body into a round form, presenting the prickles in every direction to the enemy. [ME. porkepyn, OF. pore espin, pig with spines pore = L. porcus; espin L. spina, a thorn, spine, q. v.] — Por'poise, p6r'pus, n. A cetaceous mammal about 6 feet in length, which preys on fish, and seeks food 'not only by swimming, but by rooting like a hog in the sand and mud: the flesh resembles that of the hog. [OF. porpeis, pig-fish, f pore and pels, L. piscis = E. fish.] Porosity, Porous. See under Pore, an orifice.