Found 1 hit - Term: tallow catch, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : 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=olgr, t=olg,
t=olk; 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.
1913 webster
note: the solid consistency of tallow is due to the large
amount of stearin it contains. see fat.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
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.
1913 webster
see also:
fat tallow candle tallow catch keech tallow chandler tallow chandlery
tallow tree stillingia sebifera
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Tallow, definition of term: Tallow
tallow_pag1.html Catch
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Catch, definition of term: Catch
catch_pag1.html Tallow Chandler
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Tallow Chandler, definition of term: Tallow Chandler
tallow+chandler_pag1.html Tallow Candle
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Tallow Candle, definition of term: Tallow Candle
tallow+candle_pag1.html Catch Up
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Catch Up, definition of term: Catch Up
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catch+on_pag1.html Catch Out
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Catch Out, definition of term: Catch Out
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