: 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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Red meat includes beef, pork, lamb, veal, goat and mutton — not poultry or fish.
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Keens was originally called a chop house, in recognition of their famous mutton chop, and although that is good and musty and intense, most people are ordering steak.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Other malls seem to be resisting this movement altogether, standing sentinel with their faux-brick tiling and plastic ferns, even as vendors abandon ship and their kiosks clank shut for the last time, having sold their final mutton roll or polyester-blend nightgown.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
In addition to sporting events and music, the rodeo will also consist of family friendly activities like mutton bustin', clowns and rodeo queens who will compete for prize money.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
Keens was originally called a chop house, in recognition of their famous mutton chop, and although that is good and musty and intense, most people are ordering steak.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Other malls seem to be resisting this movement altogether, standing sentinel with their faux-brick tiling and plastic ferns, even as vendors abandon ship and their kiosks clank shut for the last time, having sold their final mutton roll or polyester-blend nightgown.
—Hazlitt, 10 Dec. 2025
In addition to sporting events and music, the rodeo will also consist of family friendly activities like mutton bustin', clowns and rodeo queens who will compete for prize money.
—Melonee Hurt, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Dec. 2025
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“Mutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutton. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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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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