Lard (?), n. [F., bacon, pig's fat, L. lardum, laridum; cf. Gr. (�) fattened, fat.] 1. Bacon; the flesh of swine. Dryden.
2. The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen; also, this fat melted and strained.
Lard oil, an illuminating and lubricating oil expressed from lard. — Leaf lard, the internal fat of the hog, separated in leaves or masses from the kidneys, etc.; also, the same melted.