lard

American  

[lahrd] / lɑrd /

noun

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

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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 British  

/ 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

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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

Etymology

Origin of lard

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.)

Example Sentences

"We just put lard on them and it takes off. I'm laughing, but it's how it is," he told AFP during a visit of the company factory.

From Barron's

Those who lived in the countryside were more likely to cherish memories of lard than olive oil; having a pig to slaughter could get a struggling family through the year.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Mr. Youngkin’s idea of readying sites is probably better, from a market point of view, than larding up companies with public money.

From The Wall Street Journal

My college applications—each in its bulky envelope, larded with paper clips, staples and whiteout—had to be postmarked by noon.

From The Wall Street Journal

I couldn’t resist their stacked ensaimada, a coiled Mallorcan pastry enriched with lard, usually powdered with sugar and served for breakfast.

From Salon

Related Words

• grease
• shortening