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noun
a layer of fat that surrounds the kidneys, especially of a hog.
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Origin of leaf fat
First recorded in 1715–25
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How to use leaf fat in a sentence
Leaf fat is good, but I prefer what is commonly called gut fat.
Wolf and Coyote Trapping|A. R. (Arthur Robert) HardingThe leaf fat, which is the best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book|Eliza LeslieThe leaf-fat, which is best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book|Eliza LeslieIn rendering lard try out leaf fat to itself—it yields the very finest.
Dishes & Beverages of the Old South|Martha McCulloch Williams
British Dictionary definitions for leaf fat
leaf fat
noun
the dense fat that accumulates in layers around the kidneys of certain animals, esp pigs
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