mutton
The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.
Other meanings
The meat of a goat, urial, or other caprine.
An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb.
A kind of
- meat
Related words
- mutton fat
- macon
- leg-o'-mutton sleeve
- leg-of-mutton fist
- leg-of-mutton sleeve
- mutton busting
- mutton chop
- mutton dagger
- mutton fist
- mutton flaps
- mutton ham
- mutton shunter
Word history
From Old French "mouton" (sheep).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “mutton” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.