| prepared mutton tallow | prepared suet |
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| mutton | 1. A sheep. "Not so much ground as will feed a mutton." (Sir H. Sidney) "Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds." (Hallam) 2. The flesh of a sheep. "The fat of roasted mutton or beef." (Swift) 3. A loose woman; a prostitute. Mutton bird, the American eelpout. See Eelpout. Mutton fist, a big brawny fist or hand. Mutton monger, a pimp . To return to one's muttons. [A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, revenons a nos moutons let us return to our sheep] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc. "I willingly return to my muttons." (H. R. Haweis) Origin: OE. Motoun, OF. Moton, molton, a sheep, wether, F. Mouton, LL. Multo, by transposition of l fr. L. Mutilus mutilated. See Mutilate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| mutton-fat keratic precipitates | Coalescent precipitate's forming small plaques that gradually become more translucent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tallow | 1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds, separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting. The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large amount of stearin it contains. See Fat. 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. Tallow candle, a candle made of tallow. Tallow catch, a keech. See Keech. 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. <botany> Tallow tree, 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. Origin: OE. Taluh, talugh; akin to OD. Talgh, D. Talk, G, Dan. And Sw. Talg, Icel. Tolgr, tolg, tolk; and perhaps to Goth. Tulgus firm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| tallow soap | Soap made with sodium hydroxide and a purified animal fat consisting chiefly of stearin; used in pharmacy in the preparation of certain liniments. Synonym: curd soap, domestic soap, tallow soap. (05 Mar 2000) |