tallow Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants

WordNet

Tal"low noun
Etymology
OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. tolgr, tolg, tolk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.
Definitions
  1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting. ✍ The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large amount of stearin it contains. See Fat.
  2. The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds.
Tal"low transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Tallowed ; present participle & verbal noun Tallowing
Definitions
  1. To grease or smear with tallow.
  2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep.

Webster 1913