suet
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Definition of suet
: the hard fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton that yields tallow
Examples of suet in a Sentence
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Audubon recommends mixed seeds or black oil sunflower seeds for attracting chickadees and finches and hanging a suet feeder for woodpeckers. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "Here's How Birds Stay Warm in the Winter, In Case You Were Wondering," 1 Feb. 2019 In a 3-gallon lidded crock, combine chopped meat, suet and remaining ingredients, and mix thoroughly to combine. — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, "What Your Holiday Table Has Been Missing," 12 Dec. 2018 Traditional mincemeat contains meat (beef, venison or mutton), suet (a rich, firm beef fat), dried fruits and spices, preserved by copious booze. — Kathleen Squires, WSJ, "What Your Holiday Table Has Been Missing," 12 Dec. 2018 Back then, there was a lack of suitable ingredients and proper cooking equipment so English settlers were unable to make their traditional suet puddings. — Cassie Armstrong, OrlandoSentinel.com, "National Cherry Cobbler Day: How to celebrate in Central Florida," 17 May 2018 For the uninitiated, haggis is a Scottish delicacy of sheep or calf offal mixed with oatmeal, suet and seasoning boiled in a bag (often from the animal’s stomach). — Jen Banowetz, chicagotribune.com, "Itasca's Scottish Festival and Highland Games brings Scotland to the suburbs," 13 May 2018 That’s the kind of winter that calls for venison sausages braised in wine, meatballs in a goulash sauce, Irish stew with dumplings heavy on the beef suet. — Mike Dunne, sacbee, "Nebbiolo, the wine equivalent of winter’s woodpile," 16 Jan. 2018 The frozen suet will shatter nicely and not make a slippery mess. — Donald Gilliland, The Seattle Times, "Stir up a Victorian Christmas Pudding, Pittsburgh style," 24 Dec. 2017 All the recipes contain a key ingredient that will give some cooks pause: beef suet. — Donald Gilliland, The Seattle Times, "Stir up a Victorian Christmas Pudding, Pittsburgh style," 24 Dec. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'suet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for suet
suet
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English Language Learners Definition of suet
: a type of hard fat that is found in cows and sheep
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suet
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Kids Definition of suet
: the hard fat around the kidneys in beef and mutton from which tallow is made
suet
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Medical Definition of suet
: the hard fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton that yields tallow and that in prepared form is used in some pharmaceutical ointments
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