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Webster 1913 Edition


Suet

Su′et

,
Noun.
[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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Suet

SU'ET

,
Noun.
The fat of an animal, particularly that about the kidneys; lard.

Definition 2024


suet

suet

See also: süt

English

Noun

suet (countable and uncountable, plural suets)

  1. The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
    • 1996, Laura Erickson, Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids
      Many seed-eating birds also need animal fat and protein which they obtain from insects, animal carcasses, and suet.
    • 1998, Alan Pistorius, Everything You Need to Know About Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction
      Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet; others seem never to indulge.

Translations

References

  • suet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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Latin

Verb

suet

  1. third-person singular future active indicative of suō