mule[noun]Synonyms: hybrid, bastard, cross, crossbred, crossbreed, half blood, half-breed, mongrel
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mule /mjuːl/
noun [countable][
Sense 1-2: Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Old French;
Origin: mul, from Latin mulus]
[
Sense 3: Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin mulleus type of red shoe worn by certain officials]
1. an animal that has a
donkey and a horse as parents ⇒
stubborn as a mule at
stubborn(1)
2. informal someone who brings illegal drugs into a country by hiding them on or in their body
3. [usually plural] a woman’s shoe or
slipper that covers the front part of the foot but has no material around the heel
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