to return to our muttons
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
To come back to the subject. See MOUTONS.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “to return to our muttons” mean?
To come back to the subject. See MOUTONS.
Is “to return to our muttons” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.