3 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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})
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.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
bacon
n 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: {Roger Bacon}]
3: English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British
empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626)
[syn: {Francis Bacon}, {Sir Francis Bacon}, {Baron Verulam},
{1st Baron Verulam}, {Viscount St. Albans}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
bacon
[beikən]
lard