leaf fat

leaf fat

n. Layered fat that encloses the kidneys of a hog, used in making lard.

leaf fat

n (Cookery) the dense fat that accumulates in layers around the kidneys of certain animals, esp pigs

leaf′ fat`

n. a layer of fat that surrounds the kidneys, esp. of a hog, used in making lard. [1715–25; compare earlier leaf, late Middle English lefe leaf fat]

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leaf fat - fat lining the abdomen and kidneys in hogs which is used to make lardleaf lardfat - a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat"