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tallow

23 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) tallow (noun)
  2. 2) tallow (verb)
  3. tallow bayberry (noun)
  4. tallow drop (noun)
  5. tallow-faced (adjective)
  6. tallow nut (noun)
  7. tallow oil (noun)
  8. tallow pot (noun)
  9. tallow-top (noun)
  10. tallow tree (noun)
  11. American vegetable-tallow tree (noun)
  12. Borneo tallow (noun)
  13. Chinese tallow (noun)
  14. Chinese tallow tree (noun)
  15. mineral tallow (noun)
  16. myrica tallow (noun)
  17. piney tallow (noun)
  18. stillingia tallow (noun)
  19. vegetable tallow (noun)
  20. vegetable-tallow tree (noun)
  21. bayberry wax (noun)
  22. illipe butter (noun)
  23. ucuuba butter (noun)

1tal·low

noun \ˈta-(ˌ)lō\

Definition of TALLOW

: the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants
— tal·lowy \ˈta-lə-wē\ adjective
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Origin of TALLOW

Middle English talgh, talow; akin to Middle Dutch talch tallow
First Known Use: 14th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

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