mutton flaps

English

Noun

mutton flaps pl (plural only)

  1. A fattening cut of meat in the South Pacific, from the rib area of a sheep.
    • 2016 January 18, Katy Watson, Sarah Treanor, “How mutton flaps are killing Tonga”, in BBC News:
      "Mutton flaps are the discarded parts of the lamb that are not fit for consumption in New Zealand. They were able to dump this stuff on the Pacific countries."

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