~ 1
■ noun
1》 the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile. Compare with hinny 1 .
2》 a hybrid plant or animal, especially a sterile one.
3》 an obstinate person.
4》 informal a courier for illegal drugs.
5》 (also spinning ~ ) a kind of spinning machine producing yarn on spindles.
Origin
OE mūl , prob. of Gmc origin, from L. mulus , mula .
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~ 2
■ noun a slipper or light shoe without a back.
Origin
C16: from Fr., 'slipper'.