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Mutton chop | Mutton \Mut"ton\, 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. [1913 Webster] Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. --Sir H. Sidney. [1913 Webster] Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds. --Hallam. [1913 Webster] 2. The flesh of a sheep. [1913 Webster] The fat of roasted mutton or beef. --Swift. [1913 Webster] 3. A loose woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] {Mutton bird} (Zo["o]l.), 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} (Zo["o]l.), 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 [`a] nos moutons let us return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc. [Humorous] [1913 Webster] I willingly return to my muttons. --H. R. Haweis. [1913 Webster] |
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