"mutton shunter" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: mutton shunters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mutton shunter (plural mutton shunters)
  1. (archaic, slang) Police constable. Tags: archaic, slang
    Sense id: en-mutton_shunter-en-noun-yc0qM5y1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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