lard

/lɑrd/

/lɑd/

Other forms: larded; larding; lards

Lard is rendered animal fat that's used for cooking. Although many bakers use butter or vegetable shortening in their pie crust, others swear by the rich flavor of lard.

Lard is a white fat that comes from pigs. In some places, it's not uncommon to spread lard on bread instead of butter, and many cooks appreciate its ability to get extremely hot without burning and its savory flavor. Lard is also commonly used as a verb to mean "fill with unnecessary details," the way a student might lard an essay with impressive vocabulary words to disguise the fact that it was hastily written right before class.

Definitions of lard

1. noun

   soft white semisolid fat obtained by rendering the fatty tissue of the hog
   type of:

   edible fat

   oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of fatty tissue in animals and in seeds and other plant tissue
2. verb

   prepare or cook with lard
   “lard meat”

   type of:

   cook, fix, make, prepare, ready

   prepare for eating by applying heat
3. verb

   add details to
   synonyms: aggrandise, aggrandize, blow up, dramatise, dramatize, embellish, embroider, pad

   types:

   glorify

   cause to seem more splendid

   type of:

   amplify, exaggerate, hyperbolise, hyperbolize, magnify, overdraw, overstate

   to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth