Crackling

Definitions

1. Fat that, after roasting a joint, hardens and crispens
   US, countable, in-plural, often, uncountable
2. The crispy rind of roast pork.
   countable, singular, uncountable
3. A crispy, fried skin or rind, especially of pork.
   countable
4. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently repeated.
   countable, uncountable
5. Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.
   countable, obsolete, plural-normally, uncountable
6. Three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“For the first time in his life […]he tasted crackling.”

“To make⟳ chicken crackling, use⟳ 500 g (1 lb 1V2 oz) chicken skin. Wash⟳ and remove⟳ excess fats.”

“... but often forgotten are the equally delicious chicken cracklings. In this recipe, baguette slices spread⟳ with a delicious maple and sea salt butter are baked, then topped with crispy pan-fried chicken skin, sweet soft dates,[…]”

“the bangs and cracklings of fireworks”

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