: the hard fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton that yields tallow
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Common visitors to feeders for both seed and suet, these birds gather in flocks in weedy fields, roadsides, brushy patches and backyards.
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
The Virginia heat will turn it into fried haggis – a disgusting pudding made up of ground sheep organs and suet.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 July 2024
Audubon suggests cleaning out a feeder every other week for seed and suet feeders.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
They're filled with solid bird food like seed or suet.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2023
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Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 23 Sep. 2024
The Virginia heat will turn it into fried haggis – a disgusting pudding made up of ground sheep organs and suet.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 6 July 2024
Audubon suggests cleaning out a feeder every other week for seed and suet feeders.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2024
They're filled with solid bird food like seed or suet.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 July 2023
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“Suet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suet. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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suet
noun
su·et
ˈsü-ət 
: the hard fat around the kidneys in beef and mutton from which tallow is made
Medical Definition
suet
noun
su·et
ˈsü-ət
: the hard fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton that yields tallow and that in prepared form is used in some pharmaceutical ointments
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