noun the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
verb (used with object) to apply lard or grease to.
to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons.
to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with mythological allusions.
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.)
Related forms lard·like , adjective o·ver·lard , verb (used with object) un·lard·ed , adjective well-lard·ed , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Examples from the Web for lard Contemporary Examples of lard What should doctors advise—stick with low fat or start cooking with lard ?
In front of it stood a beat-up stove on top of which sat a shoulder of pork braising in hot manteca (lard ).
But beyond that point, there's no reason to lard on extra damage.
He had only a one-pound tin of lard , half a small loaf of bread and his water bottle to keep him going.
Not, I repeat, not balding Casanovas or aging swingers or thigh-chafing tubs of lard .
Historical Examples of lard So I will, plase your honour, my lard ; sure I've a right to know, for she's my own granny.
"Then you will come with me, if you plase, my lard ," said he.
Skim the lard or dripping always before you put in the fish.
When the lard boils, put in the fish and fry them of a yellowish brown.
There should always be enough of lard to cover the fish entirely.
British Dictionary definitions for lard noun the rendered fat from a pig, esp from the abdomen, used in cooking
informal excess fat on a person's body
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verb (tr) to prepare (lean meat, poultry, etc) by inserting small strips of bacon or fat before cooking
to cover or smear (foods) with lard
to add extra material to (speech or writing); embellish
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Derived Forms lardlike , adjective Word Origin for lard C15: via Old French from Latin lāridum bacon fat
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Word Origin and History for lard n. late 14c. (possibly early 13c.), "rendered fat of a swine," from Old French larde "joint, meat," especially "bacon fat" (12c.), and directly from Latin lardum "lard, bacon, cured swine's flesh," probably cognate with Greek larinos "fat," laros "pleasing to the taste."
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v. "prepare (meat) for roasting by inserting of pieces of salt pork, etc., into it," mid-14c., from Old French larder "to lard" (12c.), from lard "bacon fat" (see lard (n.)). Figuratively, of speech or writing, from 1540s. Related: Larded ; larding .
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