leg of mutton

collocation in English

meaningsoflegandmutton

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leg
noun[C]
uk
/leɡ/us
/leɡ/
one of the parts of the body of a human or animal that is used for standing ...
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mutton
noun[U]
uk
/ˈmʌt.ən/us
/ˈmʌt̬.ən/
the meat from an adult sheep eaten ...
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(Definition oflegandmuttonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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None of these artists enjoy a hearth, orlegofmutton, of one's own.
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Further, how could you define the joint or thelegofmutton?
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It is just like ordering alegofmutton.
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I bet alegofmuttonon the monkey!
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Very fashionable sleeves were gathered or pleated into a slightly puffedlegofmuttonshape.
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Sometimes compared to a pear orlegofmuttonfor its physical shape.
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His winnings came to a total of 54 15 shillings and alegofmutton.
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Prizes, such as alegofmuttonfor the winning team, were paid for by the losing team.
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His prize money for that month's skating came to 58 15s and alegofmuttonthe equivalent of about 2 years average earnings for an agricultural worker.
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Poirot finds a frozenlegofmuttonwhich interests him very much.
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Foreign investments, the interest on which came here in the shape of legs of mutton, sides of beef, wheat for bread, etc.
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