Muttonhood
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or period of being an adult sheep. uncountable
"[…] when they grew up to adolescent muttonhood, it required all the prowess and interference of the papa sheep to prevent them from breaking each other's skulls by their constant tiltings and buttings."
Example
More examples"[…] when they grew up to adolescent muttonhood, it required all the prowess and interference of the papa sheep to prevent them from breaking each other's skulls by their constant tiltings and buttings."
Etymology
From mutton + -hood.
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