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Tillow vs Tallow - What's the difference?

tillow | tallow |

As nouns the difference between tillow and tallow

is that tillow is while tallow is a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc; used to make candles, soap and lubricants.

As verbs the difference between tillow and tallow

is that tillow is while tallow is to grease or smear with tallow.

tillow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) *. More at (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • Branch; twig; shoot.

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) *.

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To spread; branch out; send forth shoots.

    • tallow

    English

    (wikipedia tallow)

    Noun

    (-)
  • a hard animal fat obtained from suet etc.; used to make candles, soap and lubricants
  • * 1929 , , chapter VIII, section ii:
    • Nor were the wool prospects much better. The .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To grease or smear with tallow.
  • To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten.
    • to tallow sheep