|an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an
exceptional example or instance.| |a gadget; dingus;
thingumbob.| |1.||meat from the back and sides of a pig, dried,
salted, and usually smoked| |2.||informal bring home the bacon|
|a. to achieve success| |b. to provide material support|
|3.||informal (Brit) save someone's bacon to help someone to
escape from danger| |[C12: from Old French bacon, from Old High
German bahho; related to Old Saxon baco; see | |1.||Francis,
Baron Verulam, Viscount St Albans. 1561--1626, English
philosopher, statesman, and essayist; described the inductive
method of reasoning: his works include Essays (1625), The
Advancement of Learning (1605), and Novum Organum (1620)|
|2.||Francis. 1909--92, British painter, born in Dublin, noted
for his distorted, richly coloured human figures, dogs, and
carcasses| |3.||Roger. ?1214--92, English Franciscan monk,
scholar, and scientist: stressed the importance of experiment,
demonstrated that air is required for combustion, and first used