From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishlardlard1 /lɑːd $ lɑːrd/ noun [uncountable] DFCwhite fat from pigs that is used in cooking
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lard• Boiled lard in a pan of water, cooled, strained and mixed with oil of lavender was used.• Some group members were tempted by the variety of sausages and breakfast meats, butter, cheese, lard and pate.• Cut down on all fats, particularly those from animal sources especially lard, suet, double cream and full-fat cheeses.• Huge tubs hold bubbling black beans -- no lard, no lie.• Then she reached into a can and scooped half a handful of lard.• Nothing but paint on a piece of lard.• As long as his eyes were locked on the silver of the lard can he was safe.lardlard2 verb [transitive] DFCto put small pieces of bacon onto meat before cooking it → lard something with something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
lard• It is rarely necessary to lard farm-raised game, since the meat is seldom as lean as its wild counterpart.• Many hare devotees like to lard hare with strips of pork fat seasoned with herbs and Cognac.• Inevitably it has had to lard its work with contingencies and question marks.Origin lard1 (1300-1400) Old French Latin lardum 