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Where did you think they were coming from? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 46 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Lamb just means young sheep. The dinner version for sheep is mutton.

This language quirk for calling the meat version of an animal different comes from French influence, when the English aristocracy spoke French in court. Beef, pork and mutton comes from the Old French words buef, porc and moton. Which just means ox, swine and sheep.