mutton
/ˈmʌtən/noun
mass noun
- the flesh of (mature adult) sheep used as food羊肉：
a leg of mutton.
一条羊腿。
短语
dead as mutton
- quite dead气绝已久的, 僵死的。
mutton dressed as lamb
- Brit. informal, derogatory a middle-aged or old woman dressed in a style suitable for a much younger woman〈英, 非正式, 贬〉打扮年轻的老妇（或中年妇女）。
派生词
muttony
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French moton, from medieval Latin multo（n-）, probably of Celtic origin; compare with Scottish Gaelic mult, Welsh mollt, and Breton maout.