TOP

Definition of mutton noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

mutton

noun
 
/ˈmʌtn/
 
/ˈmʌtn/
 [uncountable]Idioms
jump to other results
  1. meat from a fully grown sheep compare lambTopics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryMutton is used before these nouns:
    • chop
    See full entry
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French moton, from medieval Latin multo(n-), probably of Celtic origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic mult, Welsh mollt, and Breton maout.
Idioms
mutton dressed as lamb
  1. (British English, informal, offensive) an offensive way to describe a woman who you think is trying to look younger than she really is, especially by wearing clothes that are designed for young people
See mutton in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: mutton

Nearby words

unclear
adjective
 
 
From the Word list
OPAL written words
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day