单词 | mule |
释义 | mule 1. n.   1. the offspring (usu. sterile) of a male donkey and a female horse, or (in general use) of a female donkey and a male horse (cf. HINNY(1)), used as a beast of burden.   2. a stupid or obstinate person.   3. (often attrib.) a hybrid and usu. sterile plant or animal (mule canary).   4. (in full spinning mule) a kind of spinning-machine producing yarn on spindles. Etymology: ME f. OF mul(e) f. L mulus mula 2. n. a light shoe or slipper without a back. Etymology: F 3. var. of MEWL. |
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