Complete Definition of "tallow"

English
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Etymology
OE. term|taluh|langang, term|talugh|langang; akin to Old Dutch term|talgh|langnl (Dutch term|talk|langnl), German, Danish and Swedish term|talg, Icelandic term|tlgr|langis, term|tlg|langis, term|tlk|langis, and perhaps to Gothic term|tulgus|langgot||firm.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-æl��|-æl��

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants

Translations
trans-top|hard animal fat obtained
Bosnian: t|bs|loj|m
Croatian: t|hr|loj|m
Finnish: tali
trans-mid
Norwegian: t-|no|talg|c
Serbian: t|sr|loj|m
trans-bottom

Category:Old English derivations

io:tallow
id:tallow
te:tallow
vi:tallow

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