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From Middle English lard, from Old French lard (“bacon”), from Latin lārdum, lāridum (“bacon fat”).

countable, uncountable Fat from the abdomen of a pig, especially as prepared for use in cooking or pharmacy. Lard mixed with crushed and strained garlic has been used as an erotic ointment.
countable, obsolete, uncountable Fatty meat from a pig; bacon, pork.
countable, slang, uncountable Excess fat on a person or animal. My wonderful partner is fond of pointing out that he and I have done the Covid crisis on easy mode: we have no children, no caring responsibilities, […] we have a fabulous community of people at our local fitness studio to keep the lockdown lard at bay and the cats love joining us for afternoon naps

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From Middle English larden, from Old French larder and Medieval Latin lārdō.

To stuff (meat) with bacon or pork before cooking.
To smear with fat or lard. In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat / Of slaughtered brutes.
To distribute, garnish or strew, especially with reference to fatty or greasy things or words or phrases in speech and writing. The first notice came from — of course — a Trump tweet, after his meeting with Barr on the question of voter fraud allegations in the 2020 election. Barr made a point of noting the topic in his resignation letter, which was larded with slavish praise for the president's accomplishments in the face o
To fatten; to enrich. [The oak] with his nuts larded many swine.
To mix or garnish with something, as by way of improvement; to interlard. Larded with sweet flowers; Which bewept to the grave
To embellish with unnecessary frills; to pad. Ultimately, the plans were rejected by Senate leadership, Cruz told reporters, after he and a number of others objected. "That proposal did not carry the day," Cruz said. "Those $350bn in tax increases are not in the bill ... and larding the bill up with new tax increases would have been going the w
intransitive, obsolete To grow fat.