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mutton shunter

mutton shunter noun: police constable.

Noun

mutton shunter (plural mutton shunters)

  1. (archaic, slang) Police constable.
    • "Vigilant?" asked the dock tramp, “and what will the mutton shunters be doing whilst we are remaining vigilant?”2016, George Mann -, Associates of Sherlock Holmes
    • Mutton shunters won't even go in there.2016, Matthew J. Kirby, A Taste for Monsters

Forms of mutton shunter

pluralmutton shunters

Questions about mutton shunter

What does mutton shunter mean?
Mutton shunter means police constable.
What part of speech is mutton shunter?
Mutton shunter is a noun.
What is the plural of mutton shunter?
The plural of mutton shunter is mutton shunters.

Words near mutton shunter in the dictionary

  1. mutton ham
  2. mutton hams
  3. Mutton Jeff
  4. mutton quad
  5. mutton quads
  6. mutton shunter
  7. mutton shunters
  8. mutton snapper
  9. mutton snappers
  10. Mutton Walk
  11. mutton-chop whiskers

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