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tallow

/ˈtæloʊ/

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What does tallow mean?

noun

  1. A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.

verb

  1. To grease or smear with tallow.
  2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
More meanings (1)

verb

  1. Of animals: to develop quantities of tallow.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈtæloʊ/

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We discharged our hides and tallow, and in about a week were ready to set sail again for the windward.
Richard Henry DanaTwo Years Before the MastProject Gutenberg ebook #2055
If the above is not at hand, get gunpowder, some lard or tallow, in equal parts, and apply in the same manner.
Harvey RileyThe Mule: A Treatise on the Breeding, Training, and Uses to Which He May Be PutProject Gutenberg ebook #10878
More book examples (3)
But each time it was the bulging face of the saloon-keeper that peered in at him by the sickly light of a tallow candle.
Jack LondonThe call of the wildProject Gutenberg ebook #215
If the tallow candle, hitherto unknown, were now invented, its creator would be hailed as one of the greatest benefactors of the present age.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
In some provinces of Spain, I have been assured, the sheep is frequently killed merely for the sake of the fleece and the tallow.
Adam SmithAn Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of NationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3300