: 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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Ole South serves breakfast each day, too, though there’s no mutton included on the morning menu.
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The resulting sheets of tiny threads are broken up and cooked in mutton broth, then finished with a touch of sheep’s milk cheese.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
At the rodeo, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. May 30 and 31, fans can see junior barrel racers and junior bull riders competing, performances from the Silver Spurs Quadrille, a kids’ mutton bustin’ contest and rodeo clowns — all in addition to the seven traditional events.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Enjoy nightly Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association events, heart-warming spectacles like mutton bustin’ and a kids’ stick-horse rodeo.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
The resulting sheets of tiny threads are broken up and cooked in mutton broth, then finished with a touch of sheep’s milk cheese.
—Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
At the rodeo, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. May 30 and 31, fans can see junior barrel racers and junior bull riders competing, performances from the Silver Spurs Quadrille, a kids’ mutton bustin’ contest and rodeo clowns — all in addition to the seven traditional events.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 May 2025
Enjoy nightly Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association events, heart-warming spectacles like mutton bustin’ and a kids’ stick-horse rodeo.
—Sarah Kuta, Denver Post, 14 May 2025
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“Mutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutton. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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