Lexic.us

Definition of Mule

1. Noun. Hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse; usually sterile.

Definition of Mule

1. n. A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny.

Definition of Mule

1. Noun. A generally sterile '''''male''' or '''female''''' hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. ¹

2. Noun. A generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals. ¹

3. Noun. (informal) A stubborn person. ¹

4. Noun. (slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs. ¹

5. Noun. (numismatics) A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error. ¹

6. Noun. (gaming) A character on an MMORPG used mainly to store extra inventory of the owner's primary character. ¹

7. Noun. A shoe that has no fitting or strap around the heel, but which covers the foot. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mule

1. to strike from dies belonging to two different issues, as a coin [v MULED, MULING, MULES]

Medical Definition of Mule

1. 1. A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See Hinny. Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness. 2. A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; called also hybrid. 3. A very stubborn person. 4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc, into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; called also jenny and mule-jenny. Mule armadillo, an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel. Mule twist, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame. Origin: F, a she-mule, L. Mula, fem. Of mulus; cf. Gr, . Cf. AS. Ml, fr. L. Mulus. Cf. Mulatto. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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