: 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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Every Christmas my Grandma makes the most incredible Goan-spiced roast mutton.
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Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Denver Broncos Kids with helmets of the Broncos’ opponents go mutton busting (sheep riding) with Mark Johnson, the voice of the Colorado Buffaloes, narrating.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Another key difference between chatte rass and other Kashmiri mutton dishes is the amount of water used.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
But nothing quite compares to the sight of Pierce, in full mutton chops, dancing around in a jazzy revamp of the show’s most iconic number.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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Alexandra York, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Denver Broncos Kids with helmets of the Broncos’ opponents go mutton busting (sheep riding) with Mark Johnson, the voice of the Colorado Buffaloes, narrating.
—Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Another key difference between chatte rass and other Kashmiri mutton dishes is the amount of water used.
—Vicky Hallett, NPR, 1 Apr. 2025
But nothing quite compares to the sight of Pierce, in full mutton chops, dancing around in a jazzy revamp of the show’s most iconic number.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Mutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutton. Accessed 10 Jun. 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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