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lard

Main Entry: ¹lard

Pronunciation: \ˈlärd\

Function: transitive verb

Date: 14th century

1 a : to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (as strips of fat) b : to cover or soil with grease
2 : to augment or intersperse especially with something superfluous or excessive <the book is larded with subplots>
3 obsolete : to make rich with or as if with fat

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