Mule example sentences
Related (7): donkey, hybrid, stubborn, crossbred, hardy, surefooted, load-bearing.
mule
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mule (noun) · mules (plural noun) · spinning mule (noun) · spinning mules (plural noun)
- the offspring of a donkey and a horse (strictly, a male donkey and a female horse), typically sterile and used as a beast of burden. Compare with hinny
- a person compared to a mule, especially in being stubborn or obstinate.
- a courier for illegal drugs.
- a hybrid plant or animal, especially a sterile one.
- any of several standard crossbred varieties of sheep.
- a kind of spinning machine producing yarn on spindles, invented by Samuel Crompton (1753–1827) in 1779.
- a small tractor or locomotive, typically one that is electrically powered.
- a coin with the obverse and reverse of designs not originally intended to be used together.
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mule (noun) · mules (plural noun)
- a slipper or light shoe without a back.
Synonyms
hinny, ass, jackass, jenny, hinny, burro, cuddy, contrabandist, runner, courier, bootlegger, moccasin, slipperette, pump"Mule" Example Sentences
Common Phases
1. Stubborn as a mule;2. Work like a mule;
3. Kicked by the mule;
4. Strong as a mule;
5. Pack mule;
6. Don't put the cart before the mule;
7. Sure-footed as a mule;
8. Mule-headed;
9. Mule train;
10. Mule skinner.