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Tallowish :: Tallowish (a.) Having the qualities of tallow.

Tallow :: Tallow (v. t.) To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep..

Stearolic :: Stearin (n.) One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially characterized by its solidity, so that when present in considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness, or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow. Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin, or glyceryl tristearate..

Tallow :: Tallow (n.) The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds..

Sebiferous :: Sebiferous (a.) Producing vegetable tallow.

Tallowed :: Tallowed (imp. & p. p.) of Tallo.

Daubing :: Daubing (n.) In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into leather; -- called also dubbing..

Boottopping :: Boottopping (n.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow, sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped off..

Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow.

Tallow-faced :: Tallow-faced (a.) Having a sickly complexion; pale.

Dubbing :: Dubbing (n.) A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing.

Tallower :: Tallower (n.) An animal which produces tallow.

Tallowy :: Tallowy (a.) Of the nature of tallow; resembling tallow; greasy.

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..

Tallowing :: Tallowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Tallo.

Tallow-face :: Tallow-face (n.) One who has a sickly, pale complexion..

Renderer :: Renderer (n.) A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered..

Seam :: Seam (n.) Grease; tallow; lard.

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..

Render :: Render (v. t.) To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty animal substances; as, to render tallow..

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