noun
tallow
Tallow (noun) means a hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
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A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
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Etymology
From Middle English talow, talgh, from Old English *tealh, *tealg, (compare Old English tælg, telg (“dye”)), from Proto-West Germanic *talg, from Proto-Germanic *talgaz (compare Dutch talg, German Talg), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“to flow”) (compare Middle Irish delt (“dew”), Old Armenian տեղ (teł, “heavy rain”)).
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"tallow" (noun) means a hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.