back fat

noun

variants or backfat

ˈbak-ˌfat

: fatback sense 3

The hogs were weighed and an ultrasound wand rolled down their spine, a check for back fat thickness, which ultimately determines meat grade.

—Babita Persaud, St. Petersburg (Florida) Times, 21 Feb. 2000

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

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