suet
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Middle English sewet, from Anglo-Norman suet, siuet, from Old French seu, from Latin sebum.
Noun [edit]
suet (uncountable)
- The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
- 1996: Laura Erickson, Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids
- Many seed-eating birds also need animal fat and protein which they obtain from insects, animal carcasses, and suet.
- 1998: Alan Pistorius, Everything You Need to Know About Birding and Backyard Bird Attraction
- Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet; others seem never to indulge.
- 1996: Laura Erickson, Sharing the Wonder of Birds with Kids
Translations [edit]
fat
References [edit]
- suet in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Anagrams [edit]
Latin [edit]
Verb [edit]
suet
- third-person singular future active indicative of suō