pork roll

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English

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Etymology

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From "Taylor Pork Roll", the original brand and the name John Taylor was forced to adopt after "Taylor's Prepared Ham" was rejected under the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 for not meeting the legal definition of ham.

Noun

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pork roll (countable and uncountable, plural pork rolls)

  1. (US, uncountable) A processed pork product commonly consumed for breakfast in the Northeast.
  2. (US, countable) A sandwich made from pork roll.
    • 2017 October 6, Elaheh Nozari, “The Best NJ Things Every True New Jerseyan Needs to Do”, in Thrillist[1]:
      Eat a pork roll for breakfast

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