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mutton fists

mutton fists is the plural of mutton fist.

Meaning of mutton fist

Noun

mutton fist (plural mutton fists)

  1. (archaic, slang) A big brawny fist or hand.
    • Will he, who saw the soldier's mutton-fist, And saw thee mauled, appear within the list[…]?1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] (please specify the satire number)”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into...

Questions about mutton fists

What is mutton fists the plural of?
Mutton fists is the plural of mutton fist.

Words near mutton fists in the dictionary

  1. mutton dashes
  2. mutton dressed as lamb
  3. mutton dressed up as lamb
  4. mutton fat
  5. mutton fist
  6. mutton fists
  7. mutton flaps
  8. mutton ham
  9. mutton hams
  10. Mutton Jeff
  11. mutton quad

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