leaf fat

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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

Words nearby leaf fat

leafcutter ant, leafcutter bee, leaf-cutting ant, leaf-cutting bee, leafed, leaf fat, leaf-footed bug, leaf gap, leafhopper, leaf insect, leaf lard

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) Harding
The leaf fat, which is the best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.
Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book|Eliza Leslie
The leaf-fat, which is best; and the fat that adheres to the entrails.
Miss Leslie's New Cookery Book|Eliza Leslie
In 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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