Virginia ham

noun

: a dry-cured, smoked, and aged ham especially from a peanut-fed hog

Examples of Virginia ham in a Sentence

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Try the Smithfield Luau for the perfect combination of a Hawaiian pizza and classic Virginia ham. Heather Bien, Southern Living, 11 May 2026 Voters were deciding between the names Poppy — a flower name in a nod to the baby’s mother, Iris — and Hammie Mae — a nod to Virginia ham. Rachel McRady, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 The Hammie is Virginia ham, provolone, lettuce, tomato, and onion with horseradish aioli. Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024 Items such as plastic containers, bags and — most devastating of all — salty Virginia ham have become hard to get from suppliers. Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2021

Word History

First Known Use

1795, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Virginia ham was in 1795

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“Virginia ham.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Virginia%20ham. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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