mule

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A backless slipper or shoe, often with a closed toe.

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The sterile hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, characterized by long ears and a short mane.

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A sterile hybrid, as between a canary and other birds or between certain plants.

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A stubborn person.

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A spinning machine that makes thread or yarn from fibers.

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A small, usually electric tractor or locomotive used for hauling over short distances.

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A person who serves as a courier of illegal drugs.

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In mech., a locomotive for towing canal-boats, operated by compressed air, electricity, or steam: so called because it replaces the mules usually used for towing.

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A hybrid animal generated between the ass and the horse.

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A hybrid in general; a mongrel; a cross between different animals.