Definition of tallow

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Tallow (n.) The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting..

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Lubricate :: Lubricate (v. t.) To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow..
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow.
Tallow-faced :: Tallow-faced (a.) Having a sickly complexion; pale.
Arming :: Arming (n.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells, etc., of the sea bottom..
Dubbing :: Dubbing (n.) A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing.
Tallow-face :: Tallow-face (n.) One who has a sickly, pale complexion..
Stuffy :: Stuffing (n.) A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing leather.
Tallowed :: Tallowed (imp. & p. p.) of Tallo.
Render :: Render (v. t.) To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow..
Tallowy :: Tallowy (a.) Of the nature of tallow; resembling tallow; greasy.
Renderer :: Renderer (n.) A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered..
Daubing :: Daubing (n.) In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; -- called also dubbing..
Tallow :: Tallow (v. t.) To grease or smear with tallow.
Tallowing :: Tallowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tallo.
Lipic :: Lipic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc..
Candle :: Candle (n.) A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and used to furnish light..
Grease :: Grease (n.) Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind..
Suety :: Suet (n.) The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially the harder fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which, when melted and freed from the membranes, forms tallow..
Tallowing :: Tallowing (n.) The act, or art, of causing animals to produce tallow; also, the property in animals of producing tallow..
Crackling :: Crackling (n.) Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting..
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