lard

1 of 2

verb

ˈlärd 

larded; larding; lards

transitive verb

1

a

: to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (such 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

lard

2 of 2

noun

: a soft white solid or semisolid fat obtained by rendering fatty pork

lardy

ˈlär-dē 

adjective

Examples of lard in a Sentence

Verb

a roast larded with bacon

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

The suit claims the documents larded the value of such prominent and personally significant holdings as his Trump Tower penthouse in New York and his Mar-a-Lago club and home in Florida, as well as golf courses, hotels, a Wall Street office building and more. —Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2023

Internet video giant YouTube larded its coffers with $7.95 billion in ad revenue for third quarter of 2023, representing a 12.5% year-over-year increase, as parent Alphabet overall topped Wall Street forecasts. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English larden, borrowed from Anglo-French larder (also continental Old French), derivative of lard "bacon, lard entry 2"

Noun

Middle English lard, larde "fat pork cured in brine or smoked, bacon, lard," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French lard, larde, lart (also continental Old French), going back to Latin lāridum, lārdum "bacon," perhaps borrowed, with change of suffix, from Greek lārīnós "(of a bull or ox) fattened," of uncertain origin

Note: Greek lārīnós has been compared with lārós "pleasing, delicious (of a meal, wine)" and apolaúein "to have pleasure or enjoyment, benefit," though the derivational details are far from clear if there is actually a relationship.

First Known Use

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing lard

• lard with
• leaf lard

Kids Definition

lard

1 of 2 verb

ˈlärd 

1

: to insert strips of usually pork fat into meat before cooking

2

: to smear with lard, fat, or grease

3

: to add something extra and unnecessary to

lard

2 of 2 noun

: a soft white fat from the fatty tissue of the hog

Medical Definition

lard

noun

ˈlärd 

: adeps