Tal"low (?), n. [OE. taluh,
talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw.
talg, Icel. tōlgr, tōlg,
tōlk; 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.
&fist; 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.
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.
Tal"low, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Tallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tallowing.] 1. To grease or smear with
tallow.
2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to
fatten; as, tallow sheep.
Tal"low (?), n. [OE. taluh,
talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw.
talg, Icel. tōlgr, tōlg,
tōlk; 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.
&fist; 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.
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.
Tal"low, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Tallowed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Tallowing.] 1. To grease or smear with
tallow.
2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to
fatten; as, tallow sheep.
