suet

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The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow

Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet; others seem never to indulge.

{n} hard fat, the fat about the loins
The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially the harder fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which, when melted and freed from the membranes, forms tallow
{i} hard crumbly fat found in the kidneys or loins of cattle and other animals (used in cooking and making tallow)
hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton
Suet is hard animal fat that is used in cooking. hard fat from around an animal's kidneys, used in cooking in Britain (From an unrecorded sewet, from sue, from sebum )
suet pudding
a sweet or savory pudding made with suet and steamed or boiled
suet

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    su·et

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    Etymology

    [ 'sü-&t ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English sewet Anglo-Norman suet, siuet Old French seu Latin sebum.
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