muttons

Older sheep meat

Muttons is the plural of mutton, the meat of adult sheep.

While mutton as a mass noun rarely needs pluralizing, muttons can refer to different varieties or cuts: The butcher displayed several muttons from local farms.

The plural appears occasionally in older texts or specialized contexts like comparative cooking.

meat

lamb

Juvenile sheep

rack · shank · roast · cutlets · loin · saddle · neck · breast · ribs · ground

livestock

sheep

Woolly farm animal

  • ewesAdult female ovines
  • ramsAdult male sheep
  • flockAnimals gathered together

herd · grazing · pasture · wool · breeding · hogget · wether · slaughter · butchering · carcass

culinary

curry

Aromatic South Asian dish

tagine · navarin · Irish stew · keema · haggis · shepherd's pie · souvlaki · kofte · kebab · braised

Opposites
animal age/meat type

muttonslamb

Juvenile sheep

lambs · spring lamb · veal · suckling pig · hogget

meat source animal

muttonsbeef

Bovine meat for eating

pork · poultry · chicken · venison · fish

Phrases
Family

mutton

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G