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mutton

mut·ton

US/ˈmʌt(ə)n/ uncommon archaic obsolete slang

noun

1.

meat from a mature domestic sheep

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2.

the square of a body of any size of type

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Origin

From Middle English motoun, moton, from Old French mouton (“sheep”), from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“ram, wether”). Doublet of mouton.

Phrases

  • leg-o'-mutton sleeve
  • leg-of-mutton fist
  • leg-of-mutton sleeve
  • mutton bird
  • mutton busting
  • mutton chop
  • mutton dagger
  • mutton-chop whiskers

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