mutton

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ˈmʌt(ə)n/|[ˈmʌʔn̩]    /ˈmʌt(ə)n/|[ˈmʌʔn̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults. countable,uncountable
    — Mutton, eaten with caraway seed, is eaten as an aphrodisiac among Arabs.
  2. The meat of a goat, urial, or other caprine. countable,uncountable
    — This prejudice against goat mutton is founded upon ignorance rather than experience. The most ill-smelling “billy” of the worst possible type is made the standard of goat flesh for the whole goat family.
  3. A sheep. archaic,countable,uncountable
  4. Em, a unit of measurement equal to the height of the type in use. countable,slang,uncountable
  5. A prostitute. countable,obsolete,slang,uncountable
  6. An old Anglo-French gold coin impressed with the image of a lamb. countable,historical,uncountable
形容词 adj.
  1. deaf. Cockney,not-comparable,slang
    — He's been a bit mutton in one ear for a long time; not due to my mother, but as a result of all the years spent working in a noisy car factory.

词形变化

muttons plural

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
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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