pork barreln.

Brit.

/ˈpɔːk ˌbarəl/,

/ˈpɔːk ˌbarl̩/, U.S.

/ˈpɔrk ˌbɛr(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pork n.¹, barrel n.

Etymology: < pork n.¹ + barrel n.

Chiefly U.S.

1. A barrel for storing pork (now rare). Now chiefly figurative: a supply of money; a source of rich pickings, the source of one's livelihood.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > pork barrel

pork barrel1705

society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > supply of money furnished

pork barrel1705

furnishing1841

coverage1931

1705 in C. J. Hoadly Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1868) IV. 519 All barrells made for tarr and cyder shall be of the same gage as pork and beeff barrels, viz^t thirtie one gallons and a halfe.

1777 G. Cartwright Jrnl. Resid. Coast Labrador 19 June (1792) II. 227 I had the old bear salted:..her fat filled half a pork-barrel.

1839 W. McNally Evils & Abuses Naval & Merchant Service xvii. 162 The sailors in the navy are allowed salt beef... From this provision, when cooked..nearly all the fat boils off; this is carefully skimmed..and put into empty beef or pork barrels, and sold, and the money so received is called the slush fund.

1842 Joliet (Illinois) Courier 2 Feb. 3/1 Farmers can be accommodated with a very good Pork Barrel in exchange for Oats Butter or Wheat.

1861 Harper's Mag. Oct. 643/1 I came very near tumbling over a pork-barrel, and made a remark concerning obstructions in the street which was more forcible than chaste.

1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 178/2 We had bought ten empty pork-barrels.

1946 S. Newton Paul Bunyan xxvii. 158 It was as big around as a pork barrel.

1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xi. 106 The Army Reserve of the United States was a great pork barrel. By just coming to a meeting for two hours a week you got a full day's pay.

1995 Time 7 Aug. 67/2 The neh provided 64% of the research funding available to American scholars in the humanities... Right-wing critics sneer that this is a pork barrel for obscurantist, lefty p.c. historians.

2. Politics (originally U.S.). The state's financial resources regarded as a source of distribution to meet regional expenditure; esp. central funds (in the U.S., chiefly Federal funds) appropriated for local projects designed to please the electorate or legislators and win votes. Cf. pork n.¹ 1b. Frequently attributive.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > assignment of state money

supply1609

concordatum1625

jagir1676

vote on account1797

revote1807

pork barrel1873

token vote1923

additionality1959

society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > of a sovereign or state > achieved through political influence

pork barrel1873

1873 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 13 Sept. Recollecting their many previous visits to the public pork-barrel,..this hue-and-cry over the salary grab..puzzles quite as much as it alarms them.

1896 Overland Monthly Sept. 370/2 Another illustration represents Mr. Ford in the act of hooking out a chunk of River and Harbor Pork out of a Congressional Pork Barrel valued at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

1913 R. M. La Follette Autobiogr. 60 It was on the so-called ‘pork-barrel’ bill for river and harbor appropriations.

1950 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Aug. 4/3 The section of the bill is sometimes called the ‘pork-barrel’, and as it contains funds for projects in virtually every state, it is one that is the hardest to cut item by item.

1976 H. Wilson Governance of Brit. x. 172 In Westminster, the Government has complete control over expenditure... Thus, in Britain, ‘pork-barrel’ expenditure is ruled out.

1994 Maclean's 13 June 26/1 Power is based on the pork barrel and purchased with patronage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pork barrel
释义	pork barreln. Brit. /ˈpɔːk ˌbarəl/, /ˈpɔːk ˌbarl̩/, U.S. /ˈpɔrk ˌbɛr(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pork n.¹, barrel n. Etymology: < pork n.¹ + barrel n. Chiefly U.S. 1. A barrel for storing pork (now rare). Now chiefly figurative: a supply of money; a source of rich pickings, the source of one's livelihood. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > pork barrel pork barrel1705 society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > supply of money furnished pork barrel1705 furnishing1841 coverage1931 1705 in C. J. Hoadly Public Rec. Colony of Connecticut (1868) IV. 519 All barrells made for tarr and cyder shall be of the same gage as pork and beeff barrels, viz^t thirtie one gallons and a halfe. 1777 G. Cartwright Jrnl. Resid. Coast Labrador 19 June (1792) II. 227 I had the old bear salted:..her fat filled half a pork-barrel. 1839 W. McNally Evils & Abuses Naval & Merchant Service xvii. 162 The sailors in the navy are allowed salt beef... From this provision, when cooked..nearly all the fat boils off; this is carefully skimmed..and put into empty beef or pork barrels, and sold, and the money so received is called the slush fund. 1842 Joliet (Illinois) Courier 2 Feb. 3/1 Farmers can be accommodated with a very good Pork Barrel in exchange for Oats Butter or Wheat. 1861 Harper's Mag. Oct. 643/1 I came very near tumbling over a pork-barrel, and made a remark concerning obstructions in the street which was more forcible than chaste. 1909 Chambers's Jrnl. Mar. 178/2 We had bought ten empty pork-barrels. 1946 S. Newton Paul Bunyan xxvii. 158 It was as big around as a pork barrel. 1978 M. Puzo Fools Die xi. 106 The Army Reserve of the United States was a great pork barrel. By just coming to a meeting for two hours a week you got a full day's pay. 1995 Time 7 Aug. 67/2 The neh provided 64% of the research funding available to American scholars in the humanities... Right-wing critics sneer that this is a pork barrel for obscurantist, lefty p.c. historians. 2. Politics (originally U.S.). The state's financial resources regarded as a source of distribution to meet regional expenditure; esp. central funds (in the U.S., chiefly Federal funds) appropriated for local projects designed to please the electorate or legislators and win votes. Cf. pork n.¹ 1b. Frequently attributive. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > grants and allowances > [noun] > assignment of state money supply1609 concordatum1625 jagir1676 vote on account1797 revote1807 pork barrel1873 token vote1923 additionality1959 society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > of a sovereign or state > achieved through political influence pork barrel1873 1873 Defiance (Ohio) Democrat 13 Sept. Recollecting their many previous visits to the public pork-barrel,..this hue-and-cry over the salary grab..puzzles quite as much as it alarms them. 1896 Overland Monthly Sept. 370/2 Another illustration represents Mr. Ford in the act of hooking out a chunk of River and Harbor Pork out of a Congressional Pork Barrel valued at two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 1913 R. M. La Follette Autobiogr. 60 It was on the so-called ‘pork-barrel’ bill for river and harbor appropriations. 1950 Sun (Baltimore) 24 Aug. 4/3 The section of the bill is sometimes called the ‘pork-barrel’, and as it contains funds for projects in virtually every state, it is one that is the hardest to cut item by item. 1976 H. Wilson Governance of Brit. x. 172 In Westminster, the Government has complete control over expenditure... Thus, in Britain, ‘pork-barrel’ expenditure is ruled out. 1994 Maclean's 13 June 26/1 Power is based on the pork barrel and purchased with patronage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1705
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