Tallow Definition
tălō
tallows
noun
The nearly colorless and tasteless solid fat extracted from the natural fat of cattle, sheep, etc., used in making candles, soaps, lubricants, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of various similar fats, such as those obtained from plants.
American Heritage
verb
To cover or smear with tallow.
Webster's New World
To fatten (animals) in order to obtain tallow.
American Heritage
Origin of Tallow
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Middle English talgh, talow, from Old English taluh, talugh, from Proto-Germanic *talgō, *talgÄ… (compare Dutch talk, German Talg), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“flow") (compare Middle Irish delt (“dew"), Old Armenian Õ¿Õ¥Õ² (teÅ‚, “heavy rain")).
From Wiktionary
Middle English talow
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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