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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Tallow \Tal"low\, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D.
talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg,
t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.]
1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds,
separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.
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Note: The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large
amount of stearin it contains. See {Fat}.
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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.
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{Tallow candle}, a candle made of tallow.
{Tallow catch}, a keech. See {Keech}. [Obs.]
{Tallow chandler}, one whose occupation is to make, or to
sell, tallow candles.
{Tallow chandlery}, the trade of a tallow chandler; also, the
place where his business is carried on.
{Tallow tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Stillingia sebifera}) growing
in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance
which resembles tallow and is applied to the same
purposes.
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