tallow

[ tal-oh ]

noun

1. the fatty tissue or suet of animals.
2. the harder fat of sheep, cattle, etc., separated by melting from the fibrous and membranous matter naturally mixed with it, and used to make candles, soap, etc.
3. any of various similar fatty substances:

   vegetable tallow.

verb (used with object)

1. to smear with tallow.

tallow

/ ˈtæləʊ /

noun

1. a fatty substance consisting of a mixture of glycerides, including stearic, palmitic, and oleic acids and extracted chiefly from the suet of sheep and cattle: used for making soap, candles, food, etc

verb

1. tr to cover or smear with tallow

Derived Forms

• ˈtallowy, adjective

Other Words From

• un·tallowed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tallow¹

1300–50; Middle English talow, talgh; cognate with German Talg

Word History and Origins

Origin of tallow¹

Old English tælg, a dye; related to Middle Low German talch tallow, Dutch talk, Icelandic tólg

Example Sentences

The CRB Raw index, as it’s known, includes tallow, the rendered animal fat that goes into soap or candles but also into industrial lubricants.

From Quartz

They bring corn and pulse, bacon and sweetmeats, to the sea-coast, hides and tallow also at times.

From Project Gutenberg

The varnish will keep the melted tallow or wax from running away and it is used in the wick.

From Project Gutenberg

The heated tallow or wax of a candle runs down the sides and this results in a considerable waste.

From Project Gutenberg

Some plumbers carry a can for the tallow, making it cleaner to handle.

From Project Gutenberg

Your clothes smell of cooking, and your dress is soiled with grease and tallow.

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