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1. The 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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