Definition of lard
transitive verb
1a : 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
14th Century
First Known Use of lard
14th century
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Definition of lard
: a soft white solid or semisolid fat obtained by rendering fatty pork
Origin and Etymology of lard
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lardum, laridum; perhaps akin to Greek larinos fat
First Known Use: 13th century
LARD Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of lard for English Language Learners
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: to put pieces of fat onto or into (something) before cooking
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Definition of lard for English Language Learners
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: a soft white substance that is made from the fat of pigs and used in cooking
LARD Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of lard for Students
: a soft white fat from fatty tissue of the hog
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