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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Tal"low

Senses

1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.
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.

Note: ☞ The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large amount of stearin it contains. See Fat.

Etymology: OE. taluh talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. tōlgr tōlg tōlk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm

verb Tal"low

Senses

1. To grease or smear with tallow.
2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten; as, tallow sheep.

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

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From Middle English talwe, talugh, taluȝ, from Old English *tealh, *tealg, (compare Old English tælg, telg (“dye”)), from Proto-Germanic *talgaz (compare Dutch talg, German Talg), from Proto-Indo-European *del- (“flow”) (compare Middle Irish delt (“dew”), Old Armenian տեղ (teł, “heavy rain”)).

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

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• When was the first name Tallow first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the name Tallow is Monday, March 9th, 1908.
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