tallow
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Noun — A firm fat taken from animals, used in cooking and for making candles, soap and lubricants.
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Etymology
Comes from Middle English talow or talgh, which developed from Old English *tealh or *tealg (compare Old English tælg, telg, meaning “dye”), from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic *talgaz (compare Dutch talg and German Talg), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *del-, meaning “to flow” (compare Middle Iris...
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