Tallow is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Tallow in a sentence
Tallow meaning
A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
Synonyms of Tallow
Using Tallow
- The main meaning on this page is: A hard animal fat obtained from suet, etc.; used in cooking as well as to make candles, soap and lubricants.
- Useful related words include: animal oil.
- In the example corpus, tallow often appears in combinations such as: tallow and, beef tallow, tallow candles.
Context around Tallow
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 8 middle, 10 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tallow
- In this selection, "tallow" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, beef, patent, cup, lard, candles and paraffin stand out and add context to how "tallow" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and beef tallow and and cup tallow made from. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tallow" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tallow
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Add animal fats like beef tallow, lard, and duck fat to your food. (13 words)
Long chain fats are exemplified by tallow (lard) whose chains are 17 carbons long. (14 words)
Tallow said every year the city is doing better, but there’s need for improvement. (15 words)
Chemical damage can also occur from exposure to environmental factors, including ultraviolet light, ozone, acid from sulfurous and nitrous pollutants in the air, or through a chemical action following any treatment with tallow or oil compounds. (36 words)
Historically inhabiting areas of Marin County, including Point Reyes, the animals were extirpated in the 1850s by market, tallow and hide hunters, as well as habitat loss when people settled in the area. (33 words)
Career Paper chimney sweep cut by Andersen Early work A very early fairy tale by Andersen, called " The Tallow Candle " ( Danish Tællelyset main), was discovered in a Danish archive in October 2012. (32 words)
Example sentences (20)
During the mining boom in Fife prior to the First World War, Fraser & Carmichael did a big trade in patent tallow (paraffin wax) and cup tallow (made from animal fats).
Add animal fats like beef tallow, lard, and duck fat to your food.
Rob told us the distressing story of a 290-400-year-old tallow tree removed by developers in Toowong.
Historically inhabiting areas of Marin County, including Point Reyes, the animals were extirpated in the 1850s by market, tallow and hide hunters, as well as habitat loss when people settled in the area.
The issue gained attention after chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu accused the previous government of using substandard ingredients, including ghee adulterated with animal fats like fish oil and beef tallow.
These proposed names included ‘Tallow Way’ in reflection of a form of lubricant that was once made in the area, and ‘Saunderson View’ named after a historic make of tractor.
Claim: This ointment is made with oils of lavender, geranium and ylang ylang, as well as tallow — beef or mutton fat.
Gustavo is believed to have been abducted in the early morning hours on Friday in Upstate New York in Clifton Park, New York on Tallow Wood Drive.
Tallow said every year the city is doing better, but there’s need for improvement.
Based on ethnographic evidence, we know that pig tallow lasts for long periods if it’s stored in a pit with a relatively stable temperature.
The Suffolk Park property, which fronts Tallow Beach, was bought for $4.3 million and has already been renovated.
Career Paper chimney sweep cut by Andersen Early work A very early fairy tale by Andersen, called " The Tallow Candle " ( Danish Tællelyset main), was discovered in a Danish archive in October 2012.
Chemical damage can also occur from exposure to environmental factors, including ultraviolet light, ozone, acid from sulfurous and nitrous pollutants in the air, or through a chemical action following any treatment with tallow or oil compounds.
European candles of antiquity were made from various forms of natural fat, tallow, and wax.
Gas lighting affected social and industrial organisation because it allowed factories and stores to remain open longer than with tallow candles or oil.
Gas lighting The key invention for which Murdoch is best known is the application of gas lighting as a replacement for oil and tallow produced light.
It was a bluish-white wax, burned cleanly, and left no unpleasant odor, unlike tallow candles.
Livestock was raised, not only for the purpose of obtaining meat, but also for wool, leather, and tallow, and for cultivating the land.
Longbows will last a long time if protected with a water-resistant coating, traditionally of "wax, resin and fine tallow".
Long chain fats are exemplified by tallow (lard) whose chains are 17 carbons long.
Common combinations with tallow
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: