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mutton
1[ muht-n ]
noun
- the flesh of sheep, especially full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.
mutton
2[ muht-n ]
noun
Derived Forms
- ˈmuttony, adjective
Other Words From
- mutton·y adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mutton1
Origin of mutton2
Word History and Origins
Origin of mutton1
Example Sentences
I am willing to bet that you have not eaten mutton in the last six months, probably the last six years.
Cue heartbroken Galavant engorging himself on booze and mutton back home.
The co-owner of Metropolis Collectables, Vincent has Wolverine mutton chops, a Tony Stark goatee, and Lex Luthor swagger.
The speciality was mutton tagine, softly braised in the tagine pot with peas, vegetables, and spices.
Mutton Tagine in Zaita, Morocco This photo was taken at a tiny roadside town on the drive to Fez.
Generally, meat gets stringier, gamier, and less tasty as the animal ages: compare mutton (an old sheep) to lamb.
Do not gastronomists complain of heaviness in London after eating a couple of mutton-chops?
No doubt, having feasted on mutton so long, he had got a little sick of it, and thought he would make a dinner on beef.
They mostly raise a few sheep and goats; the sheep are a poor lot, the wool is of a very inferior class, and the mutton poor.
My wife and I to church this morning, and so home to dinner to a boiled leg of mutton all alone.
M. Noel, in a dress-coat, very dark skinned and with mutton-chop whiskers, came forward to meet us.
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