In the U.S. and the U.K., I believe:

Suet is the unrendered very hard fat from around the kidneys of cattle
or sheep.
Tallow is rendered fat from cattle or sheep.
Lard is general term for rendered pig fat.
Leaf fat is the pig's kidney fat, corresponding to suet in beef.
And leaf lard is high quality lard rendered from the leaf fat.

Dripping is any fat that melts out of meat that's being roasted,
including poultry.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerard Farrell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 8:40 PM
Subject: Re: Vit. D_ was -- Apples/ now kids


>   And dripping?
>
>   ---- Original Message -----
>   From: "Rundle" <[log in to unmask]>
>   To: <[log in to unmask]>
>   Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 1:16 AM
>   Subject: Re: Vit. D_ was -- Apples/ now kids
>
>
>   > From: Gerard Farrell <<  Dedy, what's the difference between lard
and
>   > suet?>>
>   >
>   >
>   > Gerard,
>   >
>   > Lard is the general term for rendered pig's fat... suet, AFAIK, is
the
>   > rendered fat found around the kidneys... at least this is the
> distinction
>   > here in the UK :-)
>   > Dedy
>   >