mutton
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mutton/ˈmʌtn/
▶noun the flesh of mature sheep used as food.
– phrases
mutton dressed as lamb Brit. informal, derogatory a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman.
mutton dressed as lamb Brit. informal, derogatory a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman.
– derivatives
muttony adjective.
muttony adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. moton, from med. L. multo(n-), prob. of Celtic origin.
'mutton' also found in these Oxford entries:
chump
- gigot
- gosht
- hotchpotch
- Irish stew
- leg-of-mutton sleeve
- mutton bird
- mutton chop whiskers
- navarin
- pearl
- scrag-end
- shashlik
- Southdown
- squab pie
