mutton

Definitions


[ˈmʌtn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the flesh of fully grown sheep used as food
(e.g: a leg of mutton)


Phrases:
- as dead as mutton
- mutton dressed as lamb

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French moton, from medieval Latin multo(n-), probably of Celtic origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic mult, Welsh mollt, and Breton maout




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