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mule

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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

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The first known use of mule was in the 13th century

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