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mule ¹  (myl)

n.

1. The sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, characterized by long ears and a short mane.

2. A sterile hybrid, as between a canary and other birds or between certain plants.

3. Informal A stubborn person.

4. A spinning machine that makes thread or yarn from fibers. Also called spinning mule.

5. A small, usually electric tractor or locomotive used for hauling over short distances.

6. Slang A person who serves as a courier of illegal drugs.

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[Middle English, from Old French mul and from Old English ml, both from Latin mlus.]

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mule ²  (myl)

n.

A slipper or shoe that has no counter or strap to fit around the heel.

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[Probably French, slipper, possibly from Middle Dutch muil, ultimately from Latin mulleus (calceus), reddish-purple (ceremonial shoe).]

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mule ¹

Noun

1. the sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse

2. a machine that spins cotton into yarn [Latin mulus]

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mule ²

Noun

a backless shoe or slipper [Latin mulleus a magistrate's shoe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mule - hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile Equus, genus Equus - type genus of the Equidae: only surviving genus of the family Equidae equid, equine - hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
	2.	mule - a slipper that has no fitting around the heel scuff carpet slipper, slipper - low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors

Translations

mule [mjuːl] n → mula

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mule [mjuːl] n → mule f

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mule [mjuːl] n → Maultier nt

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mule [mjuːl] n → mulo

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mule¹

n mule [mjuːl]

an animal whose parents are a horse and an ass, known for its habit of being stubborn. muil بَغْل муле mul, mezek muldyr das Maultier, der Maulesel μουλάρι mula muul قاطر muuli mule פֶּרֶד खच्चर, बेसर mula, mazga öszvér keledai múlasni mulo らば 노새 mulas, asilėnas mūlis keldai muilezel muldyr muł mula catâr мул mul, mulica mula mazga mula, mulåsna ล่อ katır 騾 мул خچّر con la 骡

adj mulish

stubborn. steeks عَنيد упорит tvrdohlavý stædig störrisch πεισματάρης terco, testarudo, tozudo jonnakas چموش härkäpäinen têtu עַקשָׁן अड़ियल, हठीला svojeglav csökönyös keras kepala þrjóskur testardo 頑固な 외고집의 užsispyręs (kaip asilas) ietiepīgs degil koppig sta, egen(sindig) uparty, mułowaty mula încăpăţânat упрямый tvrdohlavý trmast trvdoglav envis, halsstarrig ดื้อ (katır gibi) inatçı 頑固的 упертий (як осел) اڑیل bướng bỉnh 顽固的