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2. Verb. (transitive) To remove skin from (an animal) to prevent myiasis. ¹

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Definition of Mules

1. mule [v] - See also: mule

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mules

Literary usage of Mules

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"HS Lefler was the manager of the farm on which the mules and horse were to be pastured. It is true that the trial court did at one time exclude the ..."

2. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"Cumulative comparative stmt. showing by cos. the no. of mules in Ohio each year. ... Horses and mules of Ashland Co., value of horses; very few mules. ..."

3. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"Secondly, the mules and dogs are faid to die ... making the death of the mules and dogs before the men to point out a kind of method of providence in ..."

4. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Were conducted, it seems, to the wood by the For the mules went before 'em—the Latin'ot» say [way: Which, a man may presume, was to show 'em the Or, ..."

5. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1852)
"The committee on Jacks and mules respectfully report, that the number of animals in this ... In single mules, over two years old, only three were presented. ..."

6. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept, Southern Pacific Company (1912)
"Two mules and a Motorist: Peter B. Kyne Kitty, having searched and found a sandy spot on the creek bank, were rolling and grunting in delirious joy and ..."

7. A History of the People of the United States: From the Revolution to the by John Bach McMaster (1891)
"A Notices of mules lost or for sale, or of jacks to cover, appear from time to time after 1795 in ... mules strayed. Connecticut Gazette, November 26, 1795. ..."

8. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1922)
"HS Lefler was the manager of the farm on which the mules and horse were to be pastured. It is true that the trial court did at one time exclude the ..."

9. Index of Economic Material in Documents of the States of the United States by Adelaide Rosalia Hasse (1912)
"Cumulative comparative stmt. showing by cos. the no. of mules in Ohio each year. ... Horses and mules of Ashland Co., value of horses; very few mules. ..."

10. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"Secondly, the mules and dogs are faid to die ... making the death of the mules and dogs before the men to point out a kind of method of providence in ..."

11. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"In the fairs of Poitou some mules fetch the large price of 1300 to franca, ... The statistics of 1S40 give the number of mules in France at ..."

12. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"Were conducted, it seems, to the wood by the For the mules went before 'em—the Latin'ot» say [way: Which, a man may presume, was to show 'em the Or, ..."

13. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"In the excessive hot climate of the tropics mules will work steadily day ... This is the general opinion among farmers experienced in the use of mules. ..."

14. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Smith, Horatio Balch Hackett, Ezra Abbot (1872)
"H is an interesting fact that we do not read of mules till the time of David ... After this time horses and mules are in Scripture often mentioned together. ..."

15. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1852)
"The committee on Jacks and mules respectfully report, that the number of animals in this ... In single mules, over two years old, only three were presented. ..."

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