mutton fish

Mutton \Mut"ton\, n. [OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep,
   wether, F. mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L.
   mutilus mutilated. See {Mutilate}.]
   1. A sheep. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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            Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. --Sir H.
                                                  Sidney.
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            Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for
            the living quadrupeds.                --Hallam.
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   2. The flesh of a sheep.
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            The fat of roasted mutton or beef.    --Swift.
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   3. A loose woman; a prostitute. [Obs.]
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   {Mutton bird} (Zool.), the Australian short-tailed petrel
      ({Nectris brevicaudus}).

   {Mutton chop}, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of
      the bone at the smaller part chopped off.

   {Mutton fish} (Zool.), the American eelpout. See {Eelpout}.
      

   {Mutton fist}, a big brawny fist or hand. [Colloq.] --Dryden.

   {Mutton monger}, a pimp. [Low & Obs.] --Chapman.

   {To return to one's muttons}. [A translation of a phrase from
      a farce by De Brueys, revenons [`a] nos moutons let us
      return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of
      discussion, etc. [Humorous]
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            I willingly return to my muttons.     --H. R.
                                                  Haweis.
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for
       producing living young; -- called also {greenbone},
       {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American
       species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish},
       and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}.
       Both are edible, but of little value.
   (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.
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