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vegetable tallow

American  

noun

  1. any of several tallowlike substances of vegetable origin, used in making candles, soap, etc., and as lubricants.

  2. tallow tree.

vegetable tallow British  

noun

  1. any of various types of tallow that are obtained from plants

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Etymology

Origin of vegetable tallow

First recorded in 1840–50

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Vegetable tallow is also exported in large quantities from this part of Hu-peh.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" by Various

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