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mule


Main Entry: 1mule
Pronunciation: \ˈmyül\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French mul, from Latin mulus
Date: 13th century

1 a : a hybrid between a horse and a donkey; especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mare b : a self-sterile plant whether hybrid or not c : a usually sterile hybrid
2 : a very stubborn person
3 : a machine for simultaneously drawing and twisting fiber into yarn or thread and winding it into cops
4 slang : a person who smuggles or delivers illicit substances (as drugs)


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