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suet

Suet (noun) means the fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

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The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
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Etymology

From Middle English suet, sewet, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suet, siuet, from Old French seu, from Latin sebum.

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"suet" (noun) means the fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.

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