This section is from the book "The Home Cyclopedia Of General Information", by Charles Morris. Also available from Amazon: Home Cyclopedia of Necessary Knowledge.
[AS. or Scand. talg.] The fat of animals of the ox or sheep kind. Its solidity is due to the large amount of stearin it contains. It is used to make candles (q. v.). - The Tallow-tree grows in China, and produces from its seeds a substance resembling tallow.
 
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