lard
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transitive verb \ˈlärd\Definition of LARD
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
Examples of LARD
- a roast larded with bacon
First Known Use of LARD
14th century
2lard
nounDefinition of LARD
: a soft white solid or semisolid fat obtained by rendering fatty pork
— lardy \ˈlär-dē\ adjective
See Origin of LARD
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lardum, laridum; perhaps akin to Greek larinos fat
First Known Use: 14th century
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