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Lard , n. [F., bacon, pig's fat, L. lardum, laridum; cf. Gr. (>) fattened, fat.]
- Bacon; the flesh of swine. [Obs.]Dryden.1913 Webster
- The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained.1913 Webster
Lard oil, an illuminating and lubricating oil expressed from lard. -- Leaf lard, the internal fat of the hog, separated in leaves or masses from the kidneys, etc.; also, the same melted.
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- Bacon; the flesh of swine. [Obs.]
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Lard, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Larded; p. pr. & vb. n. Larding.] [F. larder. See Lard, n.]
- To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp., to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of, before roasting; as, to lard poultry.1913 Webster
And larded thighs on loaded altars laid.
Dryden.1913 Webster - To fatten; to enrich.1913 Webster
[The oak] with his nuts larded many a swine.
Spenser.1913 WebsterFalstaff sweats to death.
And lards the lean earth as he walks along.Shak.1913 Webster - To smear with lard or fat.1913 Webster
In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat
Of slaughtered brutes.Somerville.1913 Webster - To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard.Shak.1913 Webster
Let no alien Sedley interpose
To lard with wit thy hungry Epsom prose.Dryden.1913 Webster
- To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp., to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of, before roasting; as, to lard poultry.
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Lard , v. i. To grow fat. [Obs.]1913 Webster