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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mule1 /myul/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Veterinary Diseases, Animal Husbandryan animal produced by a female horse and a male donkey:A mule is sterile and cannot produce offspring.
- Informal Termsa stubborn person.
- Slang Termsa person paid to carry illegal goods, esp. drugs, for a smuggler.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mule1 (myo̅o̅l),USA pronunciation n. - Veterinary Diseases, Animal Husbandrythe sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkeylike long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness. Cf. hinny 1.
- Animal Husbandryany hybrid between the donkey and the horse.
- Informal Termsa very stubborn person.
- Botanyany sterile hybrid.
- Slang Termsa person paid to carry or transport contraband, esp. drugs, for a smuggler.
- Rail Transporta small locomotive used for pulling rail cars, as in a coal yard or on an industrial site, or for towing, as of ships through canal locks.
- TextilesAlso called spinning mule. a machine for spinning cotton or other fibers into yarn and winding the yarn on spindles.
- Nauticala large triangular staysail set between two masts and having its clew set well aft.
- Currency[Numis.]a hybrid coin having the obverse of one issue and the reverse of the succeeding issue, or vice versa.
- Birds[Biol.]a hybrid, esp. one between the canary and some other finch.
- Latin mūlus (masculine)
- Latin mūla mule (feminine); replacing Old English mūl
- Old French
- Middle English bef. 1000
- Clothinga lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
- a woman's shoe resembling this.
- Middle Dutch mūle
- Middle English: sore spot on the heel, chilblain, perh. 1350–1400
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mule /mjuːl/ n - the sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, used as a beast of burden
- any hybrid animal: a mule canary
Also called: spinning mule a machine invented by Samuel Crompton that spins cotton into yarn and winds the yarn on spindles- informal an obstinate or stubborn person
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French mul, from Latin mūlus ass, mule mule /mjuːl/ n - a backless shoe or slipper
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French from Latin mulleus a magistrate's shoe |