Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MUT-TON
MUT-TON, n. [mut'n; Fr. mouton, for moulton; W. mollt, a wether; Arm. maud; Ir. molt. Qu. Gr. μηλον.]
- The flesh of sheep, raw or dressed for food.
- A sheep. [But this sense is now obsolete or ludicrous.] Bacon.
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