: the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep used chiefly in soap, candles, and lubricants
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Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Other remedies included burning sage and prescribing beef tallow and whey protein.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
The facility’s dumpster and tallow bin lids were open.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Beef tallow, by the way, is the fat that surrounds a cow’s kidney.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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Noun
The announcement came on the same day that Steak 'n Shake debuted its new tater tots made with beef tallow.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
Other remedies included burning sage and prescribing beef tallow and whey protein.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
The facility’s dumpster and tallow bin lids were open.
—Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
Beef tallow, by the way, is the fat that surrounds a cow’s kidney.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Tallow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tallow. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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tallow
noun
tal·low
ˈtal-(ˌ)ō, -ə(-w) 
: the white nearly tasteless solid rendered fat of cattle and sheep which is used chiefly in soap, margarine, candles, and lubricants and of which the form obtained from domestic sheep (Ovis aries) is used in pharmacy in ointments and cerates
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