mutton 1
— muttony , adj.
/mut"n/ , n.
the flesh of sheep, esp. full-grown or more mature sheep, used as food.
[ 1250-1300; ME moton sheep molt, Welsh mollt, Breton maout wether ]
mutton 2
/mut"n/ , n. Print.
em (def. 2). Also called mut .
[ 1935-40; code term, coined to differentiate the pronunciation of em quad from en quad ]