Mutton bird (Zoöl.), the Australian short-tailed petrel (Nectris
brevicaudus). -- Mutton chop, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the
end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off. -- Mutton fish
(Zoöl.), the American eelpout. See Eelpout. -- Mutton fist, a big
brawny fist or hand. [Colloq.] Dryden. -- Mutton monger, a pimp. [Low &
Obs.] Chapman. -- To return to one's muttons. [A translation of a
phrase from a farce by De Brueys, revenons à nos moutons let us return
to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc.
[Humorous]