mutton

Pronunciation: /ˈmʌt(ə)n/

The English word “mutton” has 7 meanings listed here.

noun

The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults.
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.

adjective

deaf.

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.

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