mutton
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
mutton (countable and uncountable, plural muttons)
- The flesh of sheep used as food.
- The flesh of goat used as food.
- (archaic) A sheep.
- (typography slang) Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
- (obsolete, slang) A prostitute.
- Synonym: laced mutton
- (historical) An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb.
Quotations[edit]
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:mutton.
Synonyms[edit]
- (meat of a sheep): sheepflesh, sheepmeat
Hyponyms[edit]
- (meat of a sheep): lamb
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
the flesh of sheep used as food
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Adjective[edit]
mutton (not comparable)
Synonyms[edit]
See also[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
mutton
- Alternative form of motoun
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