Meanings
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noun
The meat of an adult sheep, eaten as food.
The curry was made with tender pieces of mutton.
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Synonyms
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noun
· the meat of an adult sheep,...
sheepfleshsheepmeat
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Derived forms
maconmutton-fistedmutton-thumpermuttonchopmuttonfishmuttongrassmuttonheadmuttonheadedmuttonhoodmuttonishmuttonmongermuttonwood
Etymology
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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