tubs of lard
Rendered pig fat
Tubs of lard are containers of rendered pig fat, once a kitchen staple for frying and baking before vegetable oils became dominant.
The phrase also serves as a crude insult for an overweight person, emphasizing bulk and shapelessness: Get off the couch, you tub of lard.
- tubbySomewhat fat, endearingly
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- corpulenceBodily stoutness, excess flesh
- vatLarge liquid container
- suetHard animal fat
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fat type/source
tubs of lardolive oil
Fruit-pressed culinary fat
vegetable oil · coconut oil · shortening · ghee · tallow
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