Definitions for leg-of-mutton

leg-of-mutton leg-of-mut·ton

Spelling: [leg-uh-muht-n, -uh v-]
IPA: /ˈlɛg əˈmʌt n, -əv-/

Leg-Of-Mutton is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 456 anagrams from letters in leg-of-mutton (--efglmnoottu).

Definitions for leg-of-mutton

adjective

  1. having the triangular shape of a leg of mutton:

Origin of leg-of-mutton

First recorded in 1830-40

Examples for leg-of-mutton

They represent sort of a leg-of-mutton shaped hill about 42 feet higher than the surrounding low ground.

leg-of-mutton, humorous street term for a sheeps trotter, or foot.

This was a triangular or “leg-of-mutton” affair, of the dimensions given in Fig. 222.

Clifford was enough of a sailor to step the little mast and properly set the leg-of-mutton sail for a breeze directly astern.

Then his arms were a little too long and terminated in two “leg-of-mutton” hands.

The word has an Early Victorian sound that suggests side-whiskers and leg-of-mutton trousers.

There was a keg in the boat and a mast with a leg-of-mutton sail.

One of the prettiest and most convenient rigs for a small boat is known as the "leg-of-mutton sharpie rig" (Fig. 144).

At first only two masts with leg-of-mutton sails were used, but now they have a jib and two sails.

These boats are rigged with a modification of the leg-of-mutton sail.

Word Value for leg-of-mutton
Scrable

4

Words with friends

6

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