- tallow dip
- tallow dip nounA candle made by dipping a wick in tallow• • •Main Entry: ↑tallow
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tallow dip,a tallow candle.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tallow dip
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Tallow — For other uses, see Tallow (disambiguation). Tallow made by rendering calf suet Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat, processed from suet. It is solid at room temperature. Unlike suet, tallow can be stored for extended periods without… … Wikipedia
dip — Synonyms and related words: acid bath, alveolation, alveolus, antrum, apply paint, armpit, ascend, asperge, attrition, bail, bank, baptism, baptize, basin, bath, bayberry candle, beat the drum, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, bougie, bowl,… … Moby Thesaurus
Dip — Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS. d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[ o]pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dip — [dip] vt. dipped or occas.Now Rare dipt, dipping [ME dippen < OE dyppan, to immerse < Gmc * dup , to be deep: see DIMPLE] 1. to put into or under liquid for a moment and then quickly take out; immerse 2. to dye in this way 3. to clean… … English World dictionary
dip — dip1 dippable, adj., n. /dip/, v., dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dipping; n. v.t. 1. to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush… … Universalium
dip — [c]/dɪp / (say dip) verb (dipped, dipping) –verb (t) 1. to plunge temporarily into a liquid, as to wet or to take up some of the liquid. 2. to raise or take up by dipping action; lift by bailing or scooping: to dip water out of a boat. 3. to… …
dip — I [[t]dɪp[/t]] v. dipped, dip•ping, n. 1) to plunge temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten, dye, or take up some of the liquid 2) to take up by bailing or ladling: to dip water out of a boat[/ex] 3) to lower and raise: to dip a flag in… … From formal English to slang
To dip snuff — Dip Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS. d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[ o]pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
To dip the colors — Dip Dip, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS. d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d[ o]pa, Goth. daupjan, Lith. dubus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candle — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, Scheiner scale, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, bayberry candle, beadroll, beads, bougie, bougie… … Moby Thesaurus
