Meaning of SUET
Pronunciation: | | 'sooit
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| Definition: | | [n] hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton |
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| See Also: | | edible fat | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Su"et\, n. [OE. suet, dim. fr. OF. seu, suif, F. suif, L.
sebum. Cf. {Soap}, {Sebaceous}.]
The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially the harder
fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which,
when melted and freed from the membranes, forms tallow.
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