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larding

[lahrd] Origin

lard

[lahrd]
noun
1.
the rendered fat of hogs, especially the internal fat of the abdomen.
verb (used with object)
2.
to apply lard or grease to.
3.
to prepare or enrich (lean meat, chicken, etc.) with pork or fat, especially with lardons.
4.
to supplement or enrich with something for improvement or ornamentation: a literary work larded with mythological allusions.

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Larding is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English (v.), late Middle English (noun) < Middle French larder (v.), lard (noun) < Latin lār(i)dum bacon fat; akin to Greek lārīnós fat (adj.)

lard·like, adjective
o·ver·lard, verb (used with object)
un·lard·ed, adjective
well-lard·ed, adjective
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lard
c.1420, "fat of a swine," from O.Fr. larde "bacon fat," from L. lardum "lard, bacon," probably cognate with Gk. larinos "fat," laros "pleasing to the taste."
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lard definition


  1. n.
    the police. (Streets. Derogatory. See also bacon; pig; pork.) : If the lard catches you violating your parole, you're through.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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