Mutton, 1) a sheep: Gent. I, 1, 101. Gent. I, 1, 101 Merch. I, 3, 168. As III, 2, 57.
2) the flesh of sheep dressed for food: LLL I, 1, 304. Shr. IV, 1, 163. Tw. I, 3, 130. H4B II, 4, 376. V, 1, 28.
2) woman's flesh: “the duke would eat m. on Fridays,” Meas. III, 2, 192; cf. H4B II, 4, 376. See Laced mutton.
Shakespeare Lexicon. Alexander Schmidt. Berlin. Georg Reimer. 1902.
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