mutton busting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of entertainment, akin to bull riding, where young children compete to hold onto the back of sheep for as long as possible.

Word forms

mutton busting

Etymology

From mutton (“sheep”) + busting (“turning an animal into a beast of burden”), modeled on the phrase bronco busting.

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