tallow chandler

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tallow chandler - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Tallow \Tal"low\, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D.
     talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg,
     t[=o]lk; 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.
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     Note: The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large
           amount of stearin it contains. See Fat.
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     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.
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     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.
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