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(), n.[OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep, wether, F. mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L. mutilus mutilated. See Mutilate.] 1. A sheep. [Obs.] Chapman. Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. Sir H. Sidney. Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds. Hallam. 2. The flesh of a sheep. The fat of roasted mutton or beef. Swift. 3. A loose woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Mutton bird (Zol.), the Australian short-tailed petrel (Nectris brevicaudus). Mutton chop, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off. Mutton fish (Zol.), the American eelpout. See Eelpout. Mutton fist, a big brawny fist or hand. [Colloq.] Dryden. Mutton monger, a pimp. [Low & Obs.] Chapman. To return to one's muttons. [A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, revenons nos moutons let us return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc. [Humorous] I willingly return to my muttons. スポンサード リンク
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