Definition of MUTTON

mutton

Plural: muttons

Noun

  • The flesh of sheep used as food.
  • meat from a mature domestic sheep
  • The meat of sheep used as food.
  • The meat of a goat, urial, or other caprine.
  • A sheep.
  • Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use.
  • A prostitute.
  • An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb.

Adj

  • deaf.

Examples

  • He considered playing MUTTON, but decided to hold out for a longer word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English motoun, moton, from Old French mouton (“sheep”), from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon-, from Proto-Celtic *moltos (“ram, wether”). Doublet of mouton.

Synonyms

mouton, Mutton Jeff, laced mutton, sheepflesh, sheepmeat

Scrabble Score: 8

mutton: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
mutton: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mutton: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

mutton: valid Words With Friends Word