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Word entry · 4 letters

suet

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"Hard cooking fat"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /ˈs(j)uːɪt/Part of speech nounSorted estuStarts with SEnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep

Word origin

From Middle English suet, sewet, borrowed from Anglo-Norman suet, siuet, from Old French seu, from Latin sebum.

Used in a sentence

  • [T]he ſevvet of oxen […] is alſo good againſt the inflammation of the eares, the ſtupidity and dulneſſe of the teeth, the running of the eyes, the vlcers and rimes of the mouth, and ſtiffneſſe of the neck.
  • Many seed-eating birds also need animal fat and protein which they obtain from insects, animal carcasses, and suet.
  • Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet; others seem never to indulge.

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