mule
1
[ myool ]
/ myul /
noun
Origin of mule
1
before 1000; Middle English < Old French < Latin
mūla mule (feminine); replacing Old English
mūl < Latin
mūlus (masculine)
Words nearby mule
mulch,
mulcher,
mulciber,
mulct,
muldoon,
mule,
mule chest,
mule deer,
mule skinner,
mule spinning,
mule train
Definition for mule (2 of 2)
mule
2
[ myool ]
/ myul /
noun
a lounging slipper that covers the toes and instep or only the instep.
a woman's shoe resembling this.
Origin of mule
2
1350–1400; Middle English: sore spot on the heel, chilblain, perhaps < Middle Dutch
mūle
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British Dictionary definitions for mule (1 of 2)
mule
1
/ (mjuːl) /
noun
the sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, used as a beast of burden
Compare hinny 1
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
slang
a person who is paid to transport illegal drugs for a dealer
Word Origin for mule
C13: from Old French
mul, from Latin
mūlus ass, mule
British Dictionary definitions for mule (2 of 2)
mule
2
/ (mjuːl) /
noun
a backless shoe or slipper
Word Origin for mule
C16: from Old French from Latin
mulleus a magistrate's shoe
Idioms and Phrases with mule
mule
see stubborn as a mule.