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mules

2 entries found.

Main Entry:
1mule 
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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 hybrid2: a very stubborn person3: a machine for simultaneously drawing and twisting fiber into yarn or thread and winding it into cops4slang : a person who smuggles or delivers illicit substances (as drugs)
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