lard

[lahrd]

noun

1. the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.

verb (used with object)

1. to apply lard or grease to.

2. to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons.

3. to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation.

   a literary work larded with mythological allusions.

lard

/ lɑːd /

noun

1. the rendered fat from a pig, esp from the abdomen, used in cooking

2. informal,  excess fat on a person's body

verb

1. to prepare (lean meat, poultry, etc) by inserting small strips of bacon or fat before cooking

2. to cover or smear (foods) with lard

3. to add extra material to (speech or writing); embellish

Other Word Forms

• lardlike adjective
• overlard verb (used with object)
• unlarded adjective
• well-larded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of lard¹

1300–50; Middle English (v.), late Middle English (noun) < Middle French larder (v.), lard (noun) < Latin lār ( i ) dum bacon fat; akin to Greek lārīnós fat (adj.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of lard¹

C15: via Old French from Latin lāridum bacon fat

Example Sentences

The best refried beans in town are probably being made a few blocks away from you, by someone who knows exactly how much lard, salt and time it takes to get the texture right.

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DeMaio complained that the resolution — larded with more than three dozen whereas-es — strayed far afield from a straightforward commendation, endorsing some “very controversial and extremist positions” opposed even by members of the LGBQT+ community.

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For some, a pie’s identity lies in the crust: flaky and tender, pressed lovingly into the pan with fingertips or rolled smooth with butter, oil or lard.

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Victoria's diet included cod liver oil, lard, salmon oil and oily fish like sardines, mackerel and salmon.

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"People will be larding out on all the bakery stuff," she says.

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Related Words

• grease 
• shortening