lard Definition

lard
noun

1. cookery, etc.
A soft white preparation made from the purified fat of pigs, used in cooking and baking, ointments and perfumes.

verb larded, larding

1. To coat (meat, etc) in lard.
2. To insert strips of bacon or pork into (lean meat) in order to make it more moist and tender once it is cooked.
3. To sprinkle (a piece of writing, etc) with technical details or over-elaborate words, etc.

Etymology: 15c: from Latin laridum bacon fat.