muttonyadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌtn̩i/, U.S.

/ˈmətn̩i/

Forms: 1800s muttoney, 1800s– muttony.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutton n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mutton n. + -y suffix¹.

Resembling mutton; having the appearance, flavour, etc., of mutton.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > mutton > [adjective] > resembling mutton

muttony1852

1852 Househ. Words 25 Sept. 31/1 Snuff up the balmy, piggy, beefy, muttony gale with a relish.

1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lxxv. 329 He had killed a south-down,—not one of your modern muttoney-lambs, but an honest, home-fed, four-year-old.

1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within 101 There it was mutton which was mutton, and yet was not muttony.

1935 T. Wolfe Of Time & River iii. xlii. 376 They [sc. the policemen] stood, half-squatly..their muttony hands gripped around the bars... A huge muttony fist smashed squarely on his nose.

1994 Guardian 27 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 28/4 Its softness is on the firm side..with a delicate, grassy, muttony, flavour.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	muttony
释义	muttonyadj. Brit. /ˈmʌtn̩i/, U.S. /ˈmətn̩i/ Forms: 1800s muttoney, 1800s– muttony. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mutton n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mutton n. + -y suffix¹. Resembling mutton; having the appearance, flavour, etc., of mutton. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > animals for food > mutton > [adjective] > resembling mutton muttony1852 1852 Househ. Words 25 Sept. 31/1 Snuff up the balmy, piggy, beefy, muttony gale with a relish. 1858 R. S. Surtees Ask Mamma lxxv. 329 He had killed a south-down,—not one of your modern muttoney-lambs, but an honest, home-fed, four-year-old. 1881 R. G. White Eng. Without & Within 101 There it was mutton which was mutton, and yet was not muttony. 1935 T. Wolfe Of Time & River iii. xlii. 376 They [sc. the policemen] stood, half-squatly..their muttony hands gripped around the bars... A huge muttony fist smashed squarely on his nose. 1994 Guardian 27 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) 28/4 Its softness is on the firm side..with a delicate, grassy, muttony, flavour. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1852
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