suet

[ soo-it ]
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noun
  1. the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.

Origin of suet

1
1350–1400; Middle English sewet<Anglo-French *suet, equivalent to su-, sew (<Latin sēbum tallow) + -et-et

Other words from suet

  • su·et·y, adjective

Words Nearby suet

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How to use suet in a sentence

  • No one ever forgot the roly-poly pudding made without suet; synthetic rubber was its scientific name.

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British Dictionary definitions for suet

suet

/ (ˈsuːɪt, ˈsjuːɪt) /


noun
  1. a hard waxy fat around the kidneys and loins in sheep, cattle, etc, used in cooking and making tallow

Origin of suet

1
C14: from Old French seu, from Latin sēbum

Derived forms of suet

  • suety, adjective

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