Etymology : Middle English, from Old French mul, from Latin mulus
Pronunciation : 'myü(&)l
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. animal which is a hybrid of a horse and a donkey; stubborn person; weaving device; type of slipper that leaves the heel exposed. mule\mule\ (mūl), n. [f., a she-mule, l. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. cf. as. mūl, fr. l. mulus. cf. mulatto.].
2. (zo?l.) a hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. see:
hinny.note: mules are much used as draught animals. they are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness.
3. (bot.) a plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also hybrid.
4. a very stubborn person.
5. 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 (zo?l.), a long-eared armadillo (tatusia hybrida), native of buenos aires; -- called also mulita. see:
illust. under armadillo.mule deer (zo?l.), a large deer (cervus, or cariacus, macrotis) of the western united states. the name refers to its long ears.mule pulley (mach.), 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.mule n.
6. sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
7. a slipper that has no fitting around the heel [syn: mules, scuff, scuffs]mule (heb. pered), so called from the quick step of the animal or its power of carrying loads. it is not probable that the hebrews bred mules, as this was strictly forbidden in the law (lev. 19:19), although their use was not forbidden. we find them in common use even by kings and nobles (2 sam. 18:9; 1 kings 1:33; 2 kings 5:17; ps. 32:9). they are not mentioned, however, till the time of david, for the word rendered "mules" (r.v. correctly, "hot springs") in gen. 36:24 (yemim) properly denotes the warm springs of callirhoe, on the eastern shore of the dead sea. in david's reign they became very common (2 sam. 13:29; 1 kings 10:25). mules are not mentioned in the new testament. perhaps they had by that time ceased to be used in palestine.
8. A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass.
9. See Hinny.
10. A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; called also hybrid.
11. A very stubborn person.
12. 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. sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse a slipper that has no fitting around the heel.
13. 1. A mule is an animal whose parents are a horse and a donkey.
14. A mule is a shoe or slipper which is open around the heel. Offspring of a male ass and a female horse. The less common cross of a female ass and a male horse is called a hinny. Most mules are sterile. The mule resembles the horse in height and in shape of neck and croup (rump); it resembles the ass in its long ears, small hooves, and short mane. The coat is usually brown or bay. Mules are 12-17.5 hands (50-70 in., 120-180 cm) high and weigh 600-1,500 lbs (275-700 kg). They have been used as pack animals for at least 3,000 years because of their ability to withstand hardships.
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