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Mutton
·noun The flesh of a sheep. II. Mutton ·noun A loose woman; a prostitute. III. Mutton ·noun A <<Sh...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Mutton Court
South out of Maiden Lane (Gresham Street). In Cripplegate Ward Within (O. and M. 1677-Lockie, 1816)....

A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
laced mutton
A prostitute. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
mutton-headed
Stupid. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
mutton monger
A man addicted to wenching. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
mutton-bird
n. The word is ordinarily appliedto the Antarctic Petrel, AEstrelata lessoni. InAustralasia it is a...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
mutton-fish
n. a marine univalve mollusc, Haliotis naevosa, Martyn: so called from its flavourwhen cooked. The ...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
hog-mutton
a sheep one year old. Lane. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
mutton-snapper
A large fish of the Mesoprion genus, frequenting tropical seas, and prized in the Jamaica markets. (...

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Leg-of-mutton
·add. ·adj Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-...

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bow-wow mutton
Dog's flesh. ...

Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
mutton-bird tree
n. a tree, Seneciorotundifolius, Hook.: so called because the mutton-birds,especially in Foveaux St...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
rack of mutton
the neck or crag. Lane. ...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
shoulder-of-mutton sail
A kind of triangular sail of peculiar form, used mostly in boats. It is very handy and safe, particu...

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