English Explanatory Dictionary

mutton-thumper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A clumsy bookbinder, or a bad workman in general.

Word forms

mutton-thumper mutton-thumpers

Etymology

From mutton + thumper, in reference to sheepskin bindings.

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