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lard

verb \ ˈlärd \

Definition of lard

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

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Examples of lard in a Sentence

a roast larded with bacon

Recent Examples of lard from the Web

In a sport larded with conservatives, Alexander favored Bernie Sanders last fall.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Paul Daugherty: Paul Alexander not your average NFL coach," 12 Aug. 2017
Soon the screen is being larded up with so many shimmering magical portals and glowing compasses and attacking floorboards that the movie is cheesier than a gouda factory.

— kyle smith, National Review, "The Dark Tower," 4 Aug. 2017
And now, after a series of offseason acquisitions that larded the Patriots’ roster with a multitude of contributors at the skill positions, Belichick can hate your fantasy teams just a little bit more.

— pat fitzmaurice, SI.com, "New England Patriots Fantasy Football 2017 Preview: Grab Gronkowski," 2 Aug. 2017
A sports car like the Z5 also provides a counterbalancing image boost as BMW lards its lineup with all manner of crossover SUVs.

— joe lorio, Car and Driver, "Roadster Return: 2019 BMW Z5 Spied," 25 July 2017
What happened in Trump Tower is the very reason that the U.S. Constitution and our legal code are larded with provisions to prevent foreign meddling in our internal affairs.

— will bunch, Philly.com, "Don Jr. and the email chain that devoured American democracy," 11 July 2017
The first half of it is larded with talk of foreign policy -- all built around the idea that foreign countries are playing the US for the fool.

— chris cillizza, CNN, "How a single sentence from Angela Merkel showed what Trump means to the world," 29 May 2017
The more Jacobs lards his talky screenplay with blocks of explanatory prose, the less convincing or clear his story becomes.

— sheri linden, The Hollywood Reporter, "‘96 Souls’: Film Review," 26 May 2017
No one knows if Lynn can run an NFL game or handle the tedium of non-football details that can lard a head coach’s schedule and seemed to flabbergast McCoy at times.

— tom krasovic, sandiegouniontribune.com, "You knew this could happen — Bolts less doltish now," 12 May 2017

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First Known Use of lard

14th century

2

lard

noun

Definition of lard

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

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lardy

play \ˈlär-dē\ adjective

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Recent Examples of lard from the Web

In 2011, Joel Ducoste of North Carolina State University and his team reported that the same process that can turn lard into soap, called saponification, happens in sewer grease if calcium’s around.

— erika engelhaupt, National Geographic, "Huge Blobs of Fat and Trash Are Filling the World’s Sewers," 16 Aug. 2017
What's more, most of it seems to be offered for its own sake, as if, say, a memory of having to avoid Hostess Twinkies due to their lard content were self-evidently interesting.

— tony adler, Chicago Reader, "The Neo-Futurists’ latest is too much like Too Much Light . . .," 9 Aug. 2017
A hunk of salt pork, the greasy leak of cheese or lard.

— Longreads, "And How Much of These Hills Is Gold," 3 Aug. 2017
The soft, creamy masa achieves richness without any heaviness or greasiness — they’re made with organic coconut oil instead of lard.

— bethany jean clement, The Seattle Times, "How Seattle’s Olympic Sculpture Park just got even better (hint: it involves tamales)," 12 July 2017
Put the lard, cracklings and garlic in a wok or 14-inch frying pan, and set it over high heat.

— nick kindelsperger, star-telegram.com, "‘Bangkok’ brings the flavors of the bustling city to life," 27 June 2017
Put the lard in a large wok or a 14-inch skillet and set over medium-high heat.

— nick kindelsperger, star-telegram, "‘Bangkok’ brings the flavors of the bustling city to life," 27 June 2017
In fact, 82% of the fat in coconut oil is saturated, according to the data — far beyond butter (63%), beef fat (50%) and pork lard (39%), as USA Today reported.

— karen d'souza, The Mercury News, "Health alert! Coconut Oil is as bad for you as beef fat and butter," 16 June 2017
Turns out, lard used to be used extensively, before vegetable oils were adopted because they were considered healthier.

— nick kindelsperger, chicagotribune.com, "'Bangkok' cookbook avoids cliches, digs deep into city's food," 13 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of lard

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lardum, laridum; perhaps akin to Greek larinos fat

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First Known Use: 13th century

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LARD Defined for English Language Learners

lard

verb

Definition of lard for English Language Learners

: to put pieces of fat onto or into (something) before cooking

lard

noun

Definition of lard for English Language Learners

: a soft white substance that is made from the fat of pigs and used in cooking

LARD Defined for Kids

lard

noun \ ˈlärd \

Definition of lard for Students

:a soft white fat from fatty tissue of the hog

Medical Dictionary

lard

noun \ ˈlärd \

medical Definition of lard

:adeps

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