n. the hard white fat on the kidneys or loins of oxen, sheep, etc., used to make dough etc.
Phrases and idioms:
suet pudding a pudding of suet etc., usu. boiled or steamed.
Derivatives:
suety adj.
Etymology: ME f. AF f. OF seu f. L sebum tallow
n. the hard white fat on the kidneys or loins of oxen, sheep, etc., used to make dough etc.
Phrases and idioms:
suet pudding a pudding of suet etc., usu. boiled or steamed.
Derivatives:
suety adj.
Etymology: ME f. AF f. OF seu f. L sebum tallow
Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012