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BNC: 12092 COCA: 6605

mule

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
mule /ˈmjuːl/ noun
plural mules
mule
/ˈmjuːl/
noun
plural mules
Learner's definition of MULE
[count]
: an animal that has a horse and a donkey as parents
: a woman's shoe that is open at the heel女式拖鞋
slang : someone who secretly brings illegal drugs into a country毒品走私分子;越境运毒者
BNC: 12092 COCA: 6605

mule

1 of 2

noun (1)

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 (such as drugs)

mule

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a shoe or slipper without quarter or heel strap compare scuff

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

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

Noun (2)

Middle French, a kind of slipper, from Latin mulleus shoe worn by magistrates

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1562, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of mule was in the 13th century
BNC: 12092 COCA: 6605
mule

noun

ADJECTIVE | ... OF MULES | VERB + MULE | MULE + VERB | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEpack馱騾stubborn倔強的騾子... OF MULESteam一隊騾子VERB + MULEride, ride on騎騾子MULE + VERBbray騾子叫carry sth騾子馱運⋯PREPOSITIONby mule用騾子They crossed the mountains by mule.他們騎騾子越過一座座山。on a/the mule在騾子上a man on a mule騎着騾子的男子

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