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lard definition

lard (lärd)

noun

the soft, white solid made by melting down and clarifying the fat of hogs, esp. the inner abdominal fat

Etymology: OFr < L lardum, bacon fat, lard < IE base *lai-, fat > Gr larinos, fattened, fat, L largus, large

transitive verb

  1. to cover or smear with lard or other fat; grease
  2. to put strips of fat pork, bacon, etc. over, or into slits in (meat or poultry) before cooking; interlard
  3. to add to; embellish; garnish a talk larded with jokes

Etymology: ME larden < OFr larder

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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