mutton

/'mʌtn/

Thân thiện

A chef prepares a mutton stew in a large pot.

Definition

Noun: 1. The flesh of a mature sheep used as food: This is the primary culinary meaning, referring specifically to meat from an adult sheep, as opposed to lamb, which comes from a young sheep.

Usage

• Mutton is used as a non-count noun to describe the meat itself.
• It is often discussed in contrast to lamb to specify the age of the animal from which the meat comes.
• Common in historical, culinary, and agricultural contexts.

Examples

• The traditional stew was made with mutton, carrots, and potatoes.
• In many cultures, mutton has a stronger flavor than lamb.
• The farmer sold the mutton at the local market.

Advanced Usage

• As dead as mutton: An idiom meaning completely and unquestionably dead or defunct.
  • After the final whistle, the team's hopes of winning were as dead as mutton.
• To return to our muttons: A phrase (from the French ) meaning to return to the main subject of discussion.
  • But let's return to our muttons and discuss the budget.
• Mutton dressed as lamb: A critical idiom describing an older person (typically a woman) who is dressed in a style considered suitable only for a much younger person.
  • The tabloids cruelly described her outfit as mutton dressed as lamb.

Variants and Related Words

• Muttony (adj., rare): Having the qualities or flavor of mutton.
  • The soup had a slightly muttony taste.

Synonyms

• Sheep meat: A more general, less common term.
• Hogget: (Specific to certain regions) Meat from a sheep older than a lamb but younger than a mature sheep.

Antonyms

• Lamb: Meat from a young sheep.

Related Idioms

• To eat one's mutton with someone: (Archaic) To share a meal with someone.
  • He was pleased to eat his mutton with the distinguished guests.

Học thuật

Noun

1. meat from a mature domestic sheep

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mouton