I. noun
also mul·ley ˈmyülē, ˈmu̇l-, ˈmül-, -li
( -s )
Etymology: Irish Gaelic & Scottish Gaelic maol bald, hornless & Welsh moel bald, hornless + English -y, n. suffix; Irish Gaelic & Scottish Gaelic maol & Welsh moel akin to each other and probably to Old Norse meitha to hurt, mutilate — more at mad
1. : a polled or hornless animal ; especially : a muley cow
2. : cow — used as a pet name
II. adjective
also mulley “
: polled , hornless , dehorned ; especially : naturally hornless
occasionally a male deer will be muley — Lyle St. Amant & Carrol Perkins
— used especially of cattle
a muley cow
a big brindle, muley ox — Andy Adams
III. ˈmyülē, -li adjective
Etymology: mule (I) + -y, adjective suffix
: mulish