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Definition of mule
1a : a hybrid between a horse and a donkey; especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mareb : a self-sterile plant whether hybrid or notc : 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 (such as drugs)
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Origin and Etymology of mule
Middle English, from Anglo-French mul, from Latin mulus
Origin and Etymology of mule
Middle French, a kind of slipper, from Latin mulleus shoe worn by magistrates
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1 : an animal that is an offspring of a donkey and a horse
2 : a stubborn person
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: a hybrid between a horse and a donkey; especially : the offspring of a male donkey and a mare
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