资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.]