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mutton Definition

mut·ton (mut'n)

noun

  1. the flesh of a sheep, esp. a grown sheep, used as food
  2. Rare a sheep

Etymology: ME moton < OFr, a ram < ML *multo, sheep, of Celt orig. as in Welsh mollt, Ir molt

mutton Related Forms
mut·tony adjective
mutton Synonyms

mutton

n.

lamb, sheep flesh, mouton (French); see meat, sheep.

Cuts of mutton include: shoulder, leg, spigot (Scotch), rib chop, loin chop, lamb chop, rack of lamb, crown roast, shank, leg of lamb, brisket.

mutton Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • boil: If you cannot get the right time to arrive at the restaurants you can buy some bread and boiled mutton.
  • dress: Tarantino appreciates this and at no point turns her into mutton dressed as lamb.
  • eat: In both cases, he would not even come close to eating the tainted mutton, would he?
  • mince: Mince pies were originally oval shaped to resemble the crib and were savory containing minced mutton.
  • roast: I Negro's Cave Where the first Sir George Sitwell discovered an escaped slave roasting mutton over a fire.
  • serve: Around 200 family farms, restaurants, butchers and abattoirs across Britain are now rearing, selling and serving mutton.

Adjective modifier

  • British: As a direct result, support for British mutton is growing.
  • good: Quite simply, it's mutton dressed as lamb, but all good mutton like cheap drinks and there's plenty of that.
  • cold: Gowing suddenly seized all the parsley off the cold mutton, and threw it full in my face.
  • organic: If you want to order some of our organic mutton, click here.
  • more: The memorable evening was brought to a close with hot soup, sandwiches and more native mutton.
  • delicious: An occasional blackfaced sheep supplied us with the most delicious mutton.

Modifies a noun

  • broth: Probably most of the kings of England were reared upon this form of mutton broth.
  • stew: They may well have decided to have a nice mutton stew afterward.
  • chop: I can assure you that I have never seen kidneys or mutton chops at a breakfast table anywhere.
  • pie: The pie was filled with sweet breads, a mince pie, or may have been merely a simple mutton pie.
  • cloth: Finally place the stuffing in an oven bag or mutton cloth on top.
  • fat: Another story was that of his trek across the desert with only a tin of mutton fat for food.

Noun used with modifier

  • roast: I have not experimented with this recipe yet as I never seem to have enough left over roast mutton.
  • bit: Now, there are hidden advantages to going a bit mutton as you sink into decrepitude.
mutton Quotes

   Thereneed, at all events, be none ofthis,if peoplewould but live upon their own estates, and kill their own mutton.

—Edgeworth, Maria