tallow
nounUK /ˈtæləʊ/
US /ˈtæloʊ/
Tallow is hard fat from animals like cows or sheep that people melt to make candles and soap.
Long ago, people made candles from tallow so they could see at night.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The hard fat from around the kidneys of cattle or sheep, used in cooking and industry.
The butcher saved the tallow to sell to a soap maker.
3. A yellowish-white substance made from melted animal fat.
The old candle was made of pale tallow.
4. To fatten animals, especially with food.
Farmers tallowed the pigs before winter.