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Idiom idiom

laced mutton


A prostitute.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.


SIMPLE

“The historical novel describes a man meeting a laced mutton in the city.”

CONTEXTUAL

“In the gritty streets of the old play, the protagonist encounters a laced mutton while searching for his lost brother.”

COMPLEX

“The author paints a vivid portrait of the eighteenth-century underworld, where the weary traveler is often lured into dark alleys by a laced mutton.”


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  1. 01

    return to one's muttons

    To get back to the business at hand.

Last updated August 10, 2026