Associations to the word «Tallow»

Wiktionary

TALLOW, noun. A hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants
TALLOW, verb. To grease or smear with tallow.
TALLOW, verb. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
TALLOW TREE, noun. Triadica sebifera, a tree native to eastern Asia, with a waxy seed coating used in candle and soap manufacture.
TALLOW TREES, noun. Plural of tallow tree

Dictionary definition

TALLOW, noun. Obtained from suet and used in making soap, candles and lubricants.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats