: the flesh of a mature sheep used for food
Examples of mutton in a Sentence
a meal of mutton and potatoes
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Among the events to expect are bareback riding, barrel racing, bull riding and mutton busters.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In the animal study, mice were fed three types of red meat – pork, beef and mutton – every day for two weeks.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Gunja’s husband was a drunk who sold chicken and mutton bones for a living, collecting them from dhaba eating places, then transporting them to a bone-meal-fertilizer factory.
—Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
The picnic also offers signature barbecue dishes, including pork and mutton.
—Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 July 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2025
In the animal study, mice were fed three types of red meat – pork, beef and mutton – every day for two weeks.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Gunja’s husband was a drunk who sold chicken and mutton bones for a living, collecting them from dhaba eating places, then transporting them to a bone-meal-fertilizer factory.
—Kiran Desai, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2025
The picnic also offers signature barbecue dishes, including pork and mutton.
—Hannah Pinski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 July 2025
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“Mutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutton. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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mutton
noun
mut·ton
ˈmət-ᵊn 
: the flesh of a mature sheep used for food
Etymology
from French mouton "sheep"
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