[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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