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mutton-monger
Definition
Or: muttoner , obsolete, 16-19 th century term for a lecherous or promiscuous man, a woman-chaser and whore-monger, based on mutton, a slang term for a prostitute and the vagina. See philanderer for synonyms.QUOTE: Captain Francis Grose in Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811) as: ' A man addicted to wenching.
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