English Explanatory Dictionary

mutton

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.
  2. The meat of a goat, urial, or other caprine.
  3. A sheep.
  4. Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
  5. A prostitute.
  6. An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb.
adj
  1. deaf.
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

/ˈmʌt(ə)n/ [ˈmʌʔn̩] en-us-mutton.ogg /ˈməʈʈən/

Word forms

mutton muttons

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

sheepflesh sheepmeat laced mutton Mutton Jeff

Derived words

leg-of-mutton fist leg-of-mutton sleeve leg-o'-mutton sleeve macon mutton bird mutton busting muttonchop mutton chop mutton-chop whiskers mutton dagger mutton dash mutton dressed as lamb mutton dressed up as lamb mutton fat muttonfish mutton fist mutton-fisted mutton flaps muttongrass mutton ham muttonhead muttonheaded muttonhood muttonish muttonmonger mutton quad mutton shunter mutton snapper mutton-thumper muttonwood muttony poor man of mutton reestit mutton shoulder-of-mutton sail underground mutton
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