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lard

lard [ laard ]


noun 
Definition:
 
white cooking fat: white, slightly soft, pork fat. Use: cooking, in ointments and perfumes.



verb  (past and past participle lard·ed, present participle lard·ing, 3rd person present singular lards)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb add lard to meat before cooking: to thread strips of fat or fatty bacon through holes made in a lean cut of meat to keep the meat moist while cooking

2. transitive verb include extra words in text: to include an unnecessary or undesirable amount of additional material in a speech or piece of writing
larded with quotations

[14th century. < French, "bacon" < Latin lar(i)dum]
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