Lard vs. Tallow

Lardnoun

Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy.

Lardnoun

(obsolete) Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.

Lardverb

(cooking) To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.

Lardverb

To smear with fat or lard.

Lardverb

To garnish or strew, especially with reference to words or phrases in speech and writing.

Lardverb

To fatten; to enrich.

Lardverb

To grow fat.

Lardverb

To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard.

Lardnoun

Bacon; the flesh of swine.

Lardnoun

The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained.

Lardverb

To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp., to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of, before roasting; as, to lard poultry.

Lardverb

To fatten; to enrich.

Lardverb

To smear with lard or fat.

Lardverb

To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard.

Lardverb

To grow fat.

Lardnoun

soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog

Lardverb

prepare or cook with lard;

Lardverb

add details to

Lardnoun

fat from the abdomen of a pig that is rendered and clarified for use in cooking.

Lardnoun

excess fat in a person

Lardverb

insert strips of fat or bacon in (meat) before cooking

Lardverb

smear or cover (a foodstuff) with lard or fat to prevent it drying out during storage

Lardverb

embellish (talk or writing) with an excessive number of esoteric or technical expressions

Lardverb

cover or fill thickly or excessively

Lard

Lard is a semi-solid white fat product obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of a pig. It is distinguished from tallow, a similar product derived from fat of cattle or sheep.

Tallownoun

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

Tallowverb

To grease or smear with tallow.

Tallowverb

To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.

Tallownoun

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

Tallownoun

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.

Tallowverb

To grease or smear with tallow.

Tallowverb

To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep.

Tallownoun

obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants

Tallow

Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, primarily made up of triglycerides. It is solid at room temperature.