muttonedadj.
/ˈmʌtn̩d/, U.S. /ˈmətnd/ Now rare.
Of a sheep: having flesh of a specified quality; (also) having the legs covered with flesh.
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muttoned1847
1847 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 8 ii. 432 The nicest muttoned sheep fed in Northumberland.
1866 R. M. Copeland Country Life (ed. 5) 851 Where the market is convenient, the long-wooled and fine-muttoned sheep may be made more valuable to the breeders.
1871 Daily News 7 Dec. 5/6 Their sheep show beautiful forequarters and are muttoned down to the hocks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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