mule
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mule
the offspring of a female horse and a male donkey; a stubborn person; a lounging slipper
Not to be confused with:
mewl – to cry or whimper as an infant or young child: the infant, mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms
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mule 1
(myo͞ol)n.
1. The sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, characterized by long ears and a short mane.
2. A sterile hybrid, as between a canary and other birds or between certain plants.
3. Informal A stubborn person.
4. A spinning machine that makes thread or yarn from fibers. Also called spinning mule.
5. A small, usually electric tractor or locomotive used for hauling over short distances.
6. Slang A person who serves as a courier of illegal drugs.
[Middle English, from Old French mul and from Old English mūl, both from Latin mūlus.]
mule 2
(myo͞ol)n.
A backless slipper or shoe, often with a closed toe.
[Probably French, slipper, possibly from Middle Dutch muil, ultimately from Latin mulleus (calceus), reddish-purple (ceremonial shoe).]
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mule
(mjuːl)n
1. (Animals) the sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, used as a beast of burden. Compare hinny1
2. (Breeds) any hybrid animal: a mule canary.
3. (Textiles) Also called: spinning mule a machine invented by Samuel Crompton that spins cotton into yarn and winds the yarn on spindles
4. informal an obstinate or stubborn person
5. (Law) slang a person who is paid to transport illegal drugs for a dealer
[C13: from Old French mul, from Latin mūlus ass, mule]
mule
(mjuːl)n
(Clothing & Fashion) a backless shoe or slipper
[C16: from Old French from Latin mulleus a magistrate's shoe]
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mule1
(myul)n.
1. the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey. Compare hinny.
2. a stubborn person.
3. a hybrid songbird, esp. of the canaryand another finch.
4. any sterile hybrid plant.
5. Slang. a person paid to transport contraband, esp. drugs, for a smuggler.
6. a machine for spinning cotton or other fibers into yarn and winding the yarn on spindles.
7. a hybrid coin having the obverse of one issue and the reverse of the succeeding issue.
[before 1000; Middle English < Old French < Latin mūla mule (feminine); replacing Old English mūl < Latin mūlus (masculine)]
mule2
(myul)n.
1. a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
2. a women's shoe resembling this.
[1555–65; Middle English: sore spot on the heel, chilblain, perhaps < Middle Dutch mūle]
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Mule
The mule is a cross between a male donkey (Jack) and a mare. Because of the large difference between the donkey and horse families, the offsprings (mules) ordinarily do not reproduce and are thus not considered as a separate breed. Mules have short, thick heads, long ears, thin legs, small hoofs, and little hair on the root of the tail. They are most famous for their great stubbornness, loud braying or “heehawing,” and bad disposition. Mules were never as common as horses in the U.S. and, in the peak horse year of 1918, there were 21 million horses, and only about five million mules.
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| Noun | 1. |  mule - hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterileEquus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae |
| 2. |  mule - a slipper that has no fitting around the heelcarpet slipper, slipper - low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors |
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mule
nounRelated words
collective noun barren
collective noun barren
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mule
1 [mjuːl]A. N (= animal) → mulo/a m/f (fig) (= person) → testarudo/a m/f
(as) stubborn as a mule → terco como una mula
(as) stubborn as a mule → terco como una mula
B. CPD mule track N → camino m de herradura
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2 [mjuːl] N (= slipper) → babucha fmule
3 [mjuːl] N (Tech) → máquina f de hilar intermitente, selfactina fCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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mule
1n
(Tech) → Selfaktor m
(inf: = drugs courier) → Drogenkurier(in) m(f)
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mule1
(mjuːl) noun an animal whose parents are a horse and an ass, known for its habit of being stubborn.
ˈmulish adjective stubborn.
mule2
(mjuːl) noun a loose, backless slipper.
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