mutton

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Pronunciation

• (America) IPA: /ˈmʌtn̩/, [ˈmʌʔn̩]

Noun

mutton

1. The flesh of sheep used as food.
2. The flesh of goat used as food.
3. (archaic) A sheep.
4. (typography slang) Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
5. (obsolete, slang) A prostitute.
6. (historical) An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb.

Synonyms

• (meat of a sheep) sheepflesh, sheepmeat

Translations

• French: mouton
• German: Schaffleisch, Hammel, Hammelfleisch, Schöpsenfleisch, Schöpserne
• Italian: carne ovina
• Portuguese: carneiro
• Russian: бара́нина
• Spanish: cordero

Adjective

mutton (not comparable)

1. (Cockney rhyming slang) deaf.

Synonyms

• Mutton Jeff

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