Tallow meaning
Hard fat obtained from parts of the bodies of cattle, sheep, or horses, and used in foodstuffs or to make candles, leather dressing, soap, and lubricants.
noun
Any of various similar fats, such as those obtained from plants.
noun
To smear or cover with tallow.
verb
To fatten (animals) in order to obtain tallow.
verb
The nearly colorless and tasteless solid fat extracted from the natural fat of cattle, sheep, etc., used in making candles, soaps, lubricants, etc.
noun
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To cover or smear with tallow.
verb
Origin of tallow
Middle English talgh, talow, from Old English taluh, talugh, from Proto-Germanic *talgÅ, *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")).