lard

[ lahrd ]

noun

1. the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.

verb (used with object)

1. to apply lard or grease to.
2. to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons.
3. to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation:

   a literary work larded with mythological allusions.

lard

/ lɑːd /

noun

1. the rendered fat from a pig, esp from the abdomen, used in cooking
2. informal.
   excess fat on a person's body

verb

1. to prepare (lean meat, poultry, etc) by inserting small strips of bacon or fat before cooking
2. to cover or smear (foods) with lard
3. to add extra material to (speech or writing); embellish

Derived Forms

• ˈlardˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• lardlike adjective
• over·lard verb (used with object)
• un·larded adjective
• well-larded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lard¹

1300–50; Middle English (v.), late Middle English (noun) < Middle French larder (v.), lard (noun) < Latin lār ( i ) dum bacon fat; akin to Greek lārīnós fat (adj.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of lard¹

C15: via Old French from Latin lāridum bacon fat

Example Sentences

He was to examine all butter and lard and measure all firewood for sale, making allowances for crooked or uneven sticks.

From Time

What should doctors advise—stick with low fat or start cooking with lard?

From The Daily Beast

On dessert menu at one new hotel, a “Mondae”—frozen lard covered in borsch with a turnip on top.

From The Daily Beast

In front of it stood a beat-up stove on top of which sat a shoulder of pork braising in hot manteca (lard).

From The Daily Beast

But beyond that point, there's no reason to lard on extra damage.

From The Daily Beast

He had only a one-pound tin of lard, half a small loaf of bread and his water bottle to keep him going.

From The Daily Beast

Great care is taken in this operation not to break the leaf, and oil or lard is freely used in the work.

From Project Gutenberg

The same scents may also be used for pomatum, which should be made of perfectly pure lard, or marrow.

From Project Gutenberg

When some friend spoke to her of her rival's salon, she exclaimed, "Voil bien du bruit pour une omelette au lard."

From Project Gutenberg

An' so when I went courtin' m' third wife, I took a stitch in time an' told her about the camphor an' ker'sene an' lard.

From Project Gutenberg

May be removed by simmering the bark of the root of bitter-sweet in lard, till it becomes very yellow.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• grease
• shortening