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Suet

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(M. Eng. sewet, a diminutive of O. Fr. seu, suis, mod. suif, lard, from Lat. sebum, or sevum, tallow, grease, probably allied to sago, soap), the hard flaked white fat lying round the kidneys of the sheep or ox; that of the pig forms lard. Beefsuet is especially used in cookery.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Suet'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​s/suet.html. 1910.
 
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