: 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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The soul patch, villain, and walrus facial hair all work with masks while mutton chops and chin curtain don’t.
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Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
Plus: Watch mutton bustin', pig races and the rodeo's livestock competitions.
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Long sideburns and mutton chops are not specifically banned.
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His mutton chops reach down to the curve of his jaw, and the rest of his dark hair is kept long and tousled.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
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Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 18 Apr. 2025
Plus: Watch mutton bustin', pig races and the rodeo's livestock competitions.
—Shafaq Patel, Axios, 28 Feb. 2025
Long sideburns and mutton chops are not specifically banned.
—Scott Thompson, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
His mutton chops reach down to the curve of his jaw, and the rest of his dark hair is kept long and tousled.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mutton
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“Mutton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mutton. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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