mule

¹mule

noun \ˈmyül\

Definition of MULE

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)

Origin of MULE

Middle English, from Anglo-French mul, from Latin mulus

First Known Use: 13th century

Other Animal Husbandry Terms

apiary, bantam, calico, girth, hogwash, mast, rut

Rhymes with MULE

boule, boulle, cool, drool, fool, fuel, ghoul, gul, mewl, pool, Poole, pul, pule, rule, school, spool, stool, tool, tulle, yule