mule

English

/mjuːl/

noun
Definitions
  • The generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.
  • The generally sterile hybrid offspring of any two species of animals.
  • (dated) A hybrid plant.
  • (informal) A stubborn person.
  • (slang) A person paid to smuggle drugs.
  • (numismatics) A coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece, either intentionally or in error.
  • (RPG) A MMORPG character, or NPC companion in a tabletop RPG, used mainly to store extra inventory for the owner's primary character.
  • Any of a group of cocktails involving ginger ale or ginger beer, citrus juice, and various liquors.
  • (sailing) A kind of triangular sail for a yacht.
  • A kind of cotton-spinning machine.

Etymology

Derived from mul inherited from Old English mūl derived from Latin mūlus (mule) derived from Proto-Indo-European *mukslós.

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*mukslós

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