The oil he sprayed on his customers was derived from the oil glands of mutton birds hunted in the islands of the Bass Strait by the descendants of nineteenth-century sailors and the Tasmanian Aboriginal women they had kidnapped.
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Mutton bird — Mutton Mut ton, n. [OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep, wether, F. mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L. mutilus mutilated. See {Mutilate}.] 1. A sheep. [Obs.] Chapman. [1913 Webster] Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. Sir H … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mutton bird — any of several long winged seabirds, often used as food, esp. Puffinus tenuirostris (short tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater), which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.… … Useful english dictionary
mutton-bird — /ˈmʌtn bɜd / (say mutn berd) noun 1. any of various species of petrel, the chicks of which are commercially harvested for their oil, feathers and flesh, especially the short tailed shearwater, Puffinus tenuirostris. 2. king mutton bird, the sooty …
mutton bird — any of several long winged seabirds, often used as food, esp. Puffinus tenuirostris (short tailed shearwater) of Australia and Puffinus griseus (sooty shearwater), which breeds in the Southern Hemisphere and winters in the Northern Hemisphere.… … Universalium
Mutton Bird Island — This article is about the island in Australia. For the islands in New Zealand, see Titi / Muttonbird Islands. Mutton Bird Island is an irregularly shaped island, with an area of 44 ha, in south eastern Australia. Its highest point is 40 m asl. It … Wikipedia
mutton bird — noun a shearwater or petrel of the southern oceans. [Puffinus tenuirostris and other species.] Origin C19: because when cooked, the flesh of some species resembles mutton in flavour … English new terms dictionary
mutton-bird — mut·ton bird (mŭtʹn bûrd ) n. See sooty shearwater. * * * … Universalium
mutton-bird — … Useful english dictionary
South East Mutton Bird Islet — is a steep islet, with an area of 0.52 ha, in south eastern Australia. Its highest point is 22 m asl. It is part of the Mutton Bird Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south western coast of Tasmania. It is also part of the… … Wikipedia
South West Mutton Bird Islet — is a dome shaped islet, with an area of 0.52 ha, in south eastern Australia. Its highest point is 28 m asl. It is part of the Mutton Bird Island Group, lying close to the southern end of the south western coast of Tasmania. It is also part of the … Wikipedia
