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Mutton

//ˈmʌt(ə)n// adj, name, noun, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    deaf. Cockney, not-comparable, slang

    "He's been a bit mutton in one ear for a long time; not due to my mother, but as a result of all the years spent working in a noisy car factory."

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 1
    The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults. countable, uncountable

    "Mutton, eaten with caraway seed, is eaten as an aphrodisiac among Arabs."

  2. 2
    meat from a mature domestic sheep wordnet
  3. 3
    The meat of a goat, urial, or other caprine. countable, uncountable

    "This prejudice against goat mutton is founded upon ignorance rather than experience. The most ill-smelling “billy” of the worst possible type is made the standard of goat flesh for the whole goat family."

  4. 4
    A sheep. archaic, countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use. countable, slang, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A prostitute. countable, obsolete, slang, uncountable
  2. 7
    An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb. countable, historical, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

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.

Etymology 2

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.

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