I. ˈlärd transitive verb
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : to dress (meat) for cooking by inserting or covering with something (as strips of fat)
b. : to cover or soil with grease
2. : to augment or intersperse especially with something superfluous or excessive
the book is lard ed with subplots
3. obsolete : to make rich with or as if with fat
II. noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin lardum, laridum; perhaps akin to Greek larinos fat
Date: 14th century
: a soft white solid or semisolid fat obtained by rendering fatty pork
• lardy ˈlär-dē adjective