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suet (n.)

late 14c., "solid fat formed in the torsos of cattle and sheep," probably from an Anglo-French diminutive of Old French siu "fat, lard, grease, tallow" (Modern French suif), from Latin sebum "tallow, grease" (see sebum). Related: Suety.

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Definitions of suet from WordNet

suet (n.)
hard fat around the kidneys and loins in beef and sheep;
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