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mutton
/ˈmʌtən/ · 6 letters · 5 distinct letters
- noun
meat from a mature domestic sheep
Word history
From Middle English motoun, moton, from Old French mouton (“sheep”), from Vulgar Latin moltō, from Gaulish *multon, from Proto Celtic *moltos (“ram, wether”).
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Why this word counts
- Where it comes from
- Listed in the English Speller Database at size 35: the core list of everyday words.
- How common it is
- Used about once in every million words.
- In the spelling bee
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