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leaf fat

noun

  1. a layer of fat that surrounds the kidneys, especially of a hog.


leaf fat

noun

  1. the dense fat that accumulates in layers around the kidneys of certain animals, esp pigs
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of leaf fat1

First recorded in 1715–25
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Example Sentences

Leaf fat is good, but I prefer what is commonly called gut fat.

The leaf fat, which is the best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.

The leaf-fat, which is best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.

In rendering lard try out leaf fat to itself—it yields the very finest.

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