| Tallow | n. [ OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D. talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. tōlgr, tōlg, tōlk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm. ] 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting. [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large amount of stearin it contains. See Fat. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tallow candle, a candle made of tallow. --
Tallow catch, a keech. See Keech. [ Obs. ] --
Tallow chandler, one whose occupation is to make, or to sell, tallow candles. --
Tallow chandlery, the trade of a tallow chandler; also, the place where his business is carried on. --
Tallow tree (Bot.), a tree (Stillingia sebifera) growing in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance which resembles tallow and is applied to the same purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]
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