pork / pôrk/ • n. 1. the flesh of a pig used as food, esp. when uncured.2. short for pork barrel.• v. 1. [tr.] vulgar slang (of a man) have sexual intercourse with.2. [intr.] inf. stuff oneself with food; overeat: I porked out on the roast pig.

pork Meat from the pig (swine, hog), Suidae spp., eaten fresh, as opposed to bacon and ham which are cured; pigs (known in the USA as hogs) were first introduced into the USA by Hernando de Soto in 1539. By far the richest of all meat sources of vitamin B₁, a 150‐g portion supplying more than the average daily requirement; a rich source of protein, niacin, vitamin B₁₂, copper, and selenium; a good source of vitamins B₂ and B₆, zinc, and iron; depending on the joint contains 30–45 g of fat of which one‐third is saturated; supplies 430–500 kcal (1800–2100 kJ).

pork flesh of the pig used as food XIII; †swine, pig XIV. — (O)F. porc — L. porcus swine, hog (see FARROW).
Hence porker (-ER1) pig raised for food. XVII.