vegetable tallow

American  

noun

1. any of several tallowlike substances of vegetable origin, used in making candles, soap, etc., and as lubricants.

2. tallow tree.

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vegetable tallow British  

noun

1. any of various types of tallow that are obtained from plants

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Etymology

Origin of vegetable tallow

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

We are not aware that the vegetable tallow has as yet been imported into Britain to any extent.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 by Chambers, Robert

Tall′ow-tree, the name given to trees of different kinds which produce a thick oil or vegetable tallow, or a somewhat resinous substance, capable of making candles.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The sebaceous matter, or vegetable tallow, is contained in the seed-vessels of the Stillingia.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 436 Volume 17, New Series, May 8, 1852 by Chambers, Robert

The principal exports are fish, coarse black tea, cotton, vegetable tallow, sweet potatoes, and some wheat.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

The chief articles exported by my captors were bees’ wax and camphor, honey, vegetable tallow, areca-nuts, trepang dawma, sharks’ fins, tortoise-shell, edible birds’ nests, and pearls.

From Mark Seaworth by Kingston, William Henry Giles