noun
- hard fat from cattle or sheep, used to make candles, soap, and lubricants
verb
- to smear or coat with tallow
Usage: technical
Examples
- The candles were made from beef tallow.
- Traditional soap was manufactured using tallow and lye.
- The blacksmith used tallow to lubricate the metal parts.
- Tallow candles burned with a smoky flame.
- The cook saved the tallow from the roast for later use.
- Ships’ ropes were tallowed to prevent them from rotting.