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Virginia ham

noun

  1. a ham from a hog fed on corn and peanuts, cured in hickory smoke.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Virginia ham1

An Americanism dating back to 1625–35
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Example Sentences

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She does recommend “the backbone of a more elevated bread,” something a touch firmer, such as the oat bread recipe in her cookbook, as well as a quality Virginia ham.

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Items such as plastic containers, bags and — most devastating of all — salty Virginia ham have become hard to get from suppliers.

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The Final Gravity Brewing Company had opened near Love Shack, a breakfast spot offering Virginia ham and eggs on a croissant.

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The rest of the menu is a wide mix: fresh Chincoteague oysters; “fancy toast,” including dried fig and Virginia ham; steak frites and “grain goddess” salads.

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Oyster stew, meat pies, roasted pheasant, puddings, roasted suckling pig and Virginia ham are some of the many dishes that would be served in just one course.

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