Spet vs Suet - What's the difference?
spet | suet |
The fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.
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As nouns the difference between spet and suet
is that spet is (obsolete) spittle while suet is the fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys; that of sheep and cattle is used in cooking and in making tallow.As a verb spet
is to spit; to throw out.suet
English
(wikipedia suet)Noun
(-)- Many seed-eating birds also need animal fat and protein which they obtain from insects, animal carcasses, and suet .
- Some jays, chickadees, nuthatches, and titmice regularly feed at suet ; others seem never to indulge.