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  • leaf lard
    leaf lard
    noun
    lard prepared from the leaf fat of the hog.
  • leaf-lard
    leaf-lard
    noun
    lard prepared from the leaf fat of a pig

leaf lard

American  

noun

  1. lard prepared from the leaf fat of the hog.

leaf-lard British  

noun

  1. lard prepared from the leaf fat of a pig

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Etymology

Origin of leaf lard

First recorded in 1840–50

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