Definition of Tallow

hard fat of animals often used to craft candles, soap, and other household materials

Examples of Tallow in a sentence

Before electricity, people would collect bits of congealed fat called tallow and light them on fire as makeshift candles.  🔊

Originally, soap was made from hardened animal fat known as tallow.  🔊

Some chefs use tallow as a substitute for lard to achieve moist and crispy fried chicken.  🔊

Before moisturizing products were invented, people used tallow because the fatty substance coated their skin and kept in the moisture after bathing.  🔊

Tallow is made by boiling animal fat until it forms a hardened blob that can then be shaped into soap, candles, or other wax-like products.  🔊

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