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Definition: Mule |
MuleNoun1. Sterile offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. 2. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "mule" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
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Computing | Mule |
Industry | A shoe or slipper without quarter or heel strap. Source: European Union. (references) |
Bible | Mule (Heb. pered), so called from the quick step of the animal or its power of carrying loads. It is not probable that the Hebrews bred mules, as this was strictly forbidden in the law (Lev. 19:19), although their use was not forbidden. We find them in common use even by kings and nobles (2 Sam. 18:9; 1 Kings 1:33; 2 Kings 5:17; Ps. 32:9). They are not mentioned, however, till the time of David, for the word rendered "mules" (R.V. correctly, "hot springs") in Gen. 36:24 (yemim) properly denotes the warm springs of Callirhoe, on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In David's reign they became very common (2 Sam. 13:29; 1 Kings 10:25). Mules are not mentioned in the New Testament. Perhaps they had by that time ceased to be used in Palestine. Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Dream Interpretation | If you dream that your are riding on a mule, it denotes that you are engaging in pursuits which will cause you the greatest anxiety, but if you reach your destination without interruption, you will be recompensed with substantial results. For a young woman to dream of a white mule, shows she will marry a wealthy foreigner, or one who, while wealthy, will not be congenial in tastes. If she dreams of mules running loose, she will have beaux and admirers, but no offers of marriage. To be kicked by a mule, foretells disappointment in love and marriage. To see one dead, portends broken engagements and social decline. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
Industry | A machine used for intermittent spinning. Source: European Union. (references) |
Literature | Mule Mahomet's favourite white mule was Daldah. (See Fadda .) To shoe one's mule. To appropriate part of the money committed to one's trust. This is a French locution- "Ferrer la mule- i.e. I'action d'un domestique qui trompe son maitre sur le prix réel des choses qu'il a achetées en son $$$. Elle doit son origine an pretexte, facile a employer, de la depense faite pour ferrer la mule. "- Encyclopedic des Proverbes Franais. "He had the keeping and disposall of the moneys, and yet shod not his own mule."- History of Francion (1655). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | A. A small car, or truck, used to push cars up a slope or inclined plane b. See:pusher c. An extra worker who helps push the loaded cars out in case of anupgrade, etc.; from Joplin, Mo. (references) |
Slang | Description of person. Source: Sierra - a 20 yr old college student who works at the store. Definition: Used to describe a person who was hired as a checker but used mainly to work on the floor or to close the store. Context: Used in context only by the few people at the store who are mules, to describe themselves . Social Source: 29th and Willamette Price Chopper employees. . Source: Compiled by The University of Oregon. (additional references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Mule (Latin mulus) is a term sometimes applied to the offspring of any two creatures of different species, and synonymous with hybrid. In its most common meaning it describes the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. The offspring of a stallion and a female donkey is known as a hinny. The mule is easier to breed and is usually larger in size and so the attention of breeders is entirely directed toward its production. Male mules and hinnies are both sterile and although it has been known for female mules and hinnies to have foals, most are infertile.In its short thick head, long ears, thin limbs, small narrow hooves, short mane, absence of chestnuts (horny growths) inside the hocks, and tail destitute of hair at the root the mule is asinine in form. In height and body, shape of neck and croup, uniformity of coat, and in teeth it is equine. It has the voice neither of the ass nor of the horse, but emits a feeble hoarse noise. The most common colour of the mule is a brown or bay-brown - bay, or bright bay, or piebald being rare; a chestnut tint is sometimes noticed. It possesses the sobriety, patience, endurance and sure-footedness of the ass, and the vigour, strength and courage of the horse. As a beast of burden it is preferable to the horse, being less impatient under the pressure of heavy weights, while the skin, being harder and less sensitive, renders it more capable of resisting sun and rain.
The mule has been in use from early times; the inhabitants of Mysia and Paphlagonia are said to have been the first breeders. The ancient Greekss and especially Romanss valued mules for transport, employing them to draw carriages and carry loads. In the early 20th century mules were used largely for military transport.
Mules have become far less common since the rise of the automobile, motorized tractor, and other internal combustion-powered vehicles. They are still used in less-developed countries, and in certain specialized roles in industrialized nations: they can handle narrow, steep trails--such as the route down into the Grand Canyon--that are not suitable for motor vehicles or horses.
based on an article from 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica The Mule is also a character from Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series. He is a rogue member of the planet Gaia who has the ability to manipulate human emotions. He uses the ability to take over the Foundation. He is a central character in both Foundation and Empire and Second Foundation.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Mule."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
MULE | English | MULtilingual Enhancement of GNU EMACS | Computer - (EMACS, GNU) |
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Synonyms: MuleSynonyms: mules (n), scuff (n), scuffs (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: self-acting (industry, meteorology & standards). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Carrier | Ass, donkey, jackass, mule, hinny; sumpter horse, sumpter mule; burro, cuddy, ladino; reindeer; camel, dromedary, llama, elephant; carrier pigeon. |
Obstinacy | Mule; opinionist, opinionatist, opiniator, opinator; stickler, dogmatist; bigot; zealot, enthusiast, fanatic. |
Adjective: obstinate, tenacious, stubborn, obdurate, casehardened; inflexible; (hard); balky; immovable, unshakable, not to be moved; inert; unchangeable; inexorable; (determined); mulish, obstinate as a mule, pig-headed. | |
Unconformity | Nonconformist; nondescript, character, original, nonesuch, nonsuch, monster, prodigy, wonder, miracle, curiosity, flying fish, black sheep, black swan, lusus naturae, rara avis, queer fish; mongrel, random breed; half-caste, half-blood, half-breed; metis, crossbreed, hybrid, mule, hinny, mulatto; tertium quid, hermaphrodite. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Mule |
| English words defined with "mule": Alborak ♦ Baccharis viminea, blacktail, blacktail deer, black-tailed deer, Bucker ♦ Cacolet ♦ Feed bag ♦ Iron man ♦ mule fat, Mule twist, Mule-jenny ♦ Odocoileus hemionus columbianus ♦ Pack animal ♦ sumpter ♦ Tatusiid, Twine reeler ♦ unstuck. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "mule": Animal unit ♦ Bird in the hand ♦ Daldah, doubling frame ♦ Fadda ♦ Gytrash ♦ II ♦ mule cop, mule doubler ♦ Obstinate ♦ pig tailer, Poille ♦ right ♦ Shoe the Horse, side-hitching, story, Sumpter Horse ♦ twiner cop, twiner mule. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "mule": Muleteer. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Mule" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (mule, slipper), Swedish (muzzle). |
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Screenplays | As any mule in Christendom -- but if you are the man to ride her, there are rubies in the saddlebag (Shakespeare in Love; writing credit: Marc Norman; Tom Stoppard) You whine like a mule. You are still alive (Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves; writing credit: Pen Densham and John Watson.) You see, my mule don't like people laughing (Per un pugno di dollari; writing credit: A. Bonzzoni; Víctor Andrés Catena) Son, you're as stupid as a mule and twice as ugly (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) He's beating him like a government mule! (Raw Is War; writing credit: Brian Gewirtz; Paul Heyman) | |
Lyrics | He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile (A Boy Named Sue; performing artist: Johnny Cash) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Mule Train (1950) 20 Mule Team (1940) The Old Raid Mule (1938) Going to Heaven on a Mule (1934) Le Pas de la mule (1930) | |
Song Titles | Mule Skinner Blues (performing artist: The Fendermen) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Plowman working the soil with a mule. Credit: USDA. |  | Drilling rig with mule deer in the foreground. Credit: Merv Coleman. |
 | Mule Deer buck in Blitzen Valley near Frenchglen, Oregon. Credit: Mark Armstrong. |  | Medicine - Military - Equipment : Open pack saddle chest on mule. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Man riding mule with another mule behind, possibly plowing. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mule or donkey-drawn street car with initial T. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | By fashion's rule upon a mule old Cap-sits-in-the saddle, soon on a fence come distance thence the mule will watch him astraddle. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Transportation--Hugh Kirkendall's freight mule teams, Prickley Pear Canyon, Montana, 1869. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Mule train and tourists on horseback in Arizona'a Grand Canyon, 1920. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Mule teams on the levee, New Orleans, La. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Millie the mule" by Dezraye Choi Commentary: "B/w mule in the desert." | "A mule" by Tommaso Rossato Commentary: "A nice mule I met on holiday." |
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| Play | Caption | Play | Caption |
 | Donkey; mule; frightened; scared; cry; crying. | | Donkey; mule; frightened; scared; cry; crying. |
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Edmund Burke | The Democratic Party is like a mule -- without pride of ancestry or hope of posterity. |
Robert G. Ingersoll | A mule has neither pride of ancestry nor hope of posterity. |
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Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | He looked into the barn shed, deserted, a little ground straw on the floor, and at the mule stall in the corner |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | All my retinue was that poor lad for an interpreter, whom I persuaded into my service, and at my humble request, we had each of us a mule to ride on. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | STORY, n. A narrative, commonly untrue. The truth of the stories here following has, however, not been successfully impeached. One evening Mr. Rudolph Block, of New York, found himself seated at dinner alongside Mr. Percival Pollard, the distinguished critic. "Mr. Pollard," said he, "my book, The Biography of a Dead Cow, is published anonymously, but you can hardly be ignorant of its authorship. Yet in reviewing it you speak of it as the work of the Idiot of the Century. Do you think that fair criticism?" "I am very sorry, sir," replied the critic, amiably, "but it did not occur to me that you really might not wish the public to know who wrote it." Mr. W.C. Morrow, who used to live in San Jose, California, was addicted to writing ghost stories which made the reader feel as if a stream of lizards, fresh from the ice, were streaking it up his back and hiding in his hair. San Jose was at that time believed to be haunted by the visible spirit of a noted bandit named Vasquez, who had been hanged there. The town was not very well lighted, and it is putting it mildly to say that San Jose was reluctant to be out o' nights. One particularly dark night two gentlemen were abroad in the loneliest spot within the city limits, talking loudly to keep up their courage, when they came upon Mr. J.J. Owen, a well-known journalist. "Why, Owen," said one, "what brings you here on such a night as this? You told me that this is one of Vasquez' favorite haunts! And you are a believer. Aren't you afraid to be out?" "My dear fellow," the journalist replied with a drear autumnal cadence in his speech, like the moan of a leaf-laden wind, "I am afraid to be in. I have one of Will Morrow's stories in my pocket and I don't dare to go where there is light enough to read it." Rear-Admiral Schley and Representative Charles F. Joy were standing near the Peace Monument, in Washington, discussing the question, Is success a failure? Mr. Joy suddenly broke off in the middle of an eloquent sentence, exclaiming: "Hello! I've heard that band before. Santlemann's, I think." "I don't hear any band," said Schley. "Come to think, I don't either," said Joy; "but I see General Miles coming down the avenue, and that pageant always affects me in the same way as a brass band. One has to scrutinize one's impressions pretty closely, or one will mistake their origin." While the Admiral was digesting this hasty meal of philosophy General Miles passed in review, a spectacle of impressive dignity. When the tail of the seeming procession had passed and the two observers had recovered from the transient blindness caused by its effulgence -- "He seems to be enjoying himself," said the Admiral. "There is nothing," assented Joy, thoughtfully, "that he enjoys one-half so well." The illustrious statesman, Champ Clark, once lived about a mile from the village of Jebigue, in Missouri. One day he rode into town on a favorite mule, and, hitching the beast on the sunny side of a street, in front of a saloon, he went inside in his character of teetotaler, to apprise the barkeeper that wine is a mocker. It was a dreadfully hot day. Pretty soon a neighbor came in and seeing Clark, said: "Champ, it is not right to leave that mule out there in the sun. He'll roast, sure! -- he was smoking as I passed him." "O, he's all right," said Clark, lightly; "he's an inveterate smoker." The neighbor took a lemonade, but shook his head and repeated that it was not right. He was a conspirator. There had been a fire the night before: a stable just around the corner had burned and a number of horses had put on their immortality, among them a young colt, which was roasted to a rich nut-brown. Some of the boys had turned Mr. Clark's mule loose and substituted the mortal part of the colt. Presently another man entered the saloon. "For mercy's sake!" he said, taking it with sugar, "do remove that mule, barkeeper: it smells." "Yes," interposed Clark, "that animal has the best nose in Missouri. But if he doesn't mind, you shouldn't." In the course of human events Mr. Clark went out, and there, apparently, lay the incinerated and shrunken remains of his charger. The boys idd not have any fun out of Mr. Clarke, who looked at the body and, with the non-committal expression to which he owes so much of his political preferment, went away. But walking home late that night he saw his mule standing silent and solemn by the wayside in the misty moonlight. Mentioning the name of Helen Blazes with uncommon emphasis, Mr. Clark took the back track as hard as ever he could hook it, and passed the night in town. General H.H. Wotherspoon, president of the Army War College, has a pet rib-nosed baboon, an animal of uncommon intelligence but imperfectly beautiful. Returning to his apartment one evening, the General was surprised and pained to find Adam (for so the creature is named, the general being a Darwinian) sitting up for him and wearing his master's best uniform coat, epaulettes and all. "You confounded remote ancestor!" thundered the great strategist, "what do you mean by being out of bed after naps? -- and with my coat on!" Adam rose and with a reproachful look got down on all fours in the manner of his kind and, scuffling across the room to a table, returned with a visiting-card: General Barry had called and, judging by an empty champagne bottle and several cigar-stumps, had been hospitably entertained while waiting. The general apologized to his faithful progenitor and retired. The next day he met General Barry, who said: "Spoon, old man, when leaving you last evening I forgot to ask you about those excellent cigars. Where did you get them?" General Wotherspoon did not deign to reply, but walked away. "Pardon me, please," said Barry, moving after him; "I was joking of course. Why, I knew it was not you before I had been in the room fifteen minutes." |
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| "Mule" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.49% of the time. "Mule" is used about 171 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.49% | 165 | 24,305 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.75% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 1.17% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 0.58% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 171 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "mule" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Mule | Last name | 1,000 | 17,221 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expressions using "mule": as stubborn as a mule ♦ mule armadillo ♦ Mule Barn ♦ mule cop ♦ mule deer ♦ mule doubler ♦ mule driver ♦ mule fat ♦ mule killer ♦ mule pulley ♦ mule skinner ♦ mule spinner ♦ mule spinning machine ♦ mule train ♦ mule twist ♦ mule yarn ♦ obstinate as a mule ♦ obstinate mule ♦ pack mule ♦ selfacting mule ♦ selfacting spinning mule ♦ stubborn mule ♦ twiner mule. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "mule": mule-ear, mule-headed, mule-jenny, mule-kick, mule-lines, mule-spinners, mule-spinning, mule-track. | |
Ending with "mule": she-mule. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
e mule | 936 | mule chest | 24 |
mule | 498 | mule picture | 23 |
mule deer | 384 | kawasaki mule accessory | 20 |
kawasaki mule | 292 | francis talking mule | 20 |
government mule | 247 | mule training | 19 |
government t mule | 117 | cloned mule | 19 |
camel back mule | 64 | government lyrics mule t | 18 |
download e mule | 62 | mule for sale | 18 |
grand canyon mule ride | 62 | mule train | 17 |
mule deer hunting | 58 | creek mule prison state | 17 |
40 acres and a mule | 55 | bajar de e gratis mule programa | 17 |
mighty mule | 45 | mule and donkey | 17 |
descargar e mule | 44 | government mule t tab | 17 |
mule saddle | 39 | 40 acres filmworks mule | 16 |
mule shoes | 37 | clone mule | 16 |
20 mule team borax | 35 | atv mule | 16 |
mighty mule gate opener | 34 | forty acres and a mule | 16 |
mule day | 31 | kawasaki mule part | 16 |
mountain mule | 31 | moscow mule | 15 |
mule deer picture | 25 | mule to ride | 14 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "mule"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mushkë, makinë tjerrëse (spinning-machine), papuçe grash, kokëmushkë (mulish), kokëderr (balky, camelish, donkey). (various references) | |
Arabic | شخص عنيد جدا, بغلة, بغل. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | хибрид (bastard, crossbreed, hybrid, mongrel), чехъл (scuff, slipper), тикач (pusher), катър, вид предачна машина, муле (hinny, jennet), бутач, пантоф (slipper), инат човек. (various references) | |
Chinese | 骡子 (mules). (various references) | |
Czech | mezek (dunce), spřádací stroj (spinner), pantofel (slipper). (various references) | |
Danish | mulemaskine (mule jenny), muldyr (mules), toeffel, swallower (body packer, body stuffer, swallower), sluger (body packer, body stuffer, swallower), selfaktor (mule spinner, mule spinning machine, selfacting mule, selfacting spinning mule). (various references) | |
Dutch | muiltje, slof (basket, box), muildier, muil (jaws, maw, mouth, muzzle). (various references) | |
Esperanto | mulo, babuŝo. (various references) | |
Faeroese | inniskógvur. (various references) | |
Farsi | قاطر. (various references) | |
Finnish | muuli, jääräpää (bullhead, diehard). (various references) | |
French | mulet (gray mullet), mule. (various references) | |
Frisian | mûldier. (various references) | |
German | Maultier, Maulesel (hinny). (various references) | |
Greek | μουλάρι. (various references) | |
Hebrew | פרד. (various references) | |
Hungarian | csökönyös ember (bonehead), öszvér (mulish). (various references) | |
Indonesian | bagal. (various references) | |
Italian | mulo (body packer, body stuffer, female hinny, swallower). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 騾馬 . (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | らば. (various references) | |
Korean | 노새 (mules). (various references) | |
Manx | lieh-assyl, cabbyl assyl. (various references) | |
Papago | muhla. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ulemay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | mula (hinny, jackass). (various references) | |
Romanian | tractor electric, papuc fãrã cãlcâi, catâr, şablon (cliché, commonplace, form, humdrum, jig, model, pass, pattern, sample, stencil), încãpãţânat (awkward, contumacious, die hard, dogged, dour, hard, headstrong, inveterate, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, opinionated, opinioned, pertinacious, perverse, pig-headed, refractory, royalist, self willed, stolid, stubborn, tough, unwilling, wilful). (various references) | |
Romany | jorò. (various references) | |
Russian | мул. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | mula (mullah), mazga, sprava za predenje. (various references) | |
Spanish | mulo, mula (junk, shame, tough guy). (various references) | |
Swazi | úm-nyúzi. (various references) | |
Swedish | tjurskalle, mulåsna (hinny), mula (mules). (various references) | |
Thai | ล่อ (angle), รองเท้าแตะของผู้หญิง. (various references) | |
Turkish | traktör (agrimotor, caterpillar, tractor), terlik (slipper), katır (hinny, stubborn person), ip eğirme makinesi (mule-jenny), inatçı (balky, bullet-head, bull-headed, cantankerous, contrary, contumacious, cussed, die hard, difficult, dogged, dour, fractious, hard bitten, hard-headed, hard-mouthed, hard-nosed, headstrong, heady, indocile, inflexible, insistent, intractable, mulish, obdurate, obstinate, obstinate person, opinionated, persistent, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, rebellious, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, self willed, self-opinionated, set, spiky, stern, sticker, stickler, sticky, stiff necked, strongheaded, strong-willed, stubborn, tenacious, unbending, uncompromising, unyielding, wilful, willful, wrongheaded). (various references) | |
Turkmen | gatyr. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | уперта людина (beast, die hard), мул (clay, mud, ooze, silt, slime). (various references) | |
Welsh | mul (donkey). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | burdonum, hinni, hinnus, iumenta, iumenti, iumentis, iumento, iumentorum, iumentum, mulam, mulas, muli, mulis, mulleus calceus, mulo, mulos, mulus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | 2 Samuel Chapter 18, Verse 9 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai sunhnthsen abessalwm enwpion twn paidwn dauid kai abessalwm epibebhkwV epi tou hmionou autou kai eishlqen o hmionoV upo to dasoV thV druoV thV megalhV kai ekremasqh h kefalh autou en th drui kai ekremasqh ana meson tou ouranou kai ana meson thV ghV kai o hmionoV upokatw autou parhlqen |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Accidit autem ut occurreret Absalom servis David sedens mulo cumque ingressus fuisset mulus subter condensam quercum et magnam adhesit caput eius quercui et illo suspenso inter caelum et terram mulus cui sederat pertransivit |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | Forsothe it felle, that Absolon ayencam to the seruauntis of Dauid, sittynge vpon a muyl; and whanne the muyle wente yn vndur a thik ook, and a greet, the heed of hym cleuyde to the ook; and hym hongid bitwix heuene and erthe, the muyle, to the which he satte in, passide forth. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was taken up between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And Absalom met the servants of David. And Absalom rode upon a mule, and the mule went under the thick boughs of a great oak, and his head caught hold of the oak, and he was suspended between the heaven and the earth; and the mule that was under him went away. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And Absalom came across some of David's men. And Absalom was seated on his mule, and the mule went under the thick branches of a great tree, and his head became fixed in the tree and he was lifted up between earth and heaven, and the beast under him went on. |
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| Language | 2 Samuel Chapter 18, Verse 9 |
| Cebuano | ¶ Ug si Absalom sa wala lamang palandunga nakahibalag sa mga sulogoon ni David. Ug si Absalom nagakabayo sa iyang mula, ug ang mula misuot sa ilalum sa mga malabong mga sanga sa usa ka dakung roble, ug ang iyang ulo nasangit sa roble, ug siya nabitay sa taliwala sa langit ug sa yuta; ug ang mula nga diha sa ilalum kaniya milakaw. |
| Croatian | Abšalom sluèajno zapade u ruke Davidovim ljudima. Abšalom je jahao na mazgi, a mazga naiðe pod grane velika hrasta, tako te je Abšalomu glava zapela o grane i on osta viseæi izmeðu neba i zemlje, dok je mazga ispod njega otišla dalje. |
| Danish | Absalon selv stødte på nogle af Davids Folk; Absalon red på sit Muldyr, og da Muldyret kom ind under en stor Terebintes tætte Grene, blev hans Hoved hængende i Terebinten, så han hang mellem Himmel og Jord, medens Muldyret, han sad på, løb bort. |
| Dutch | Absalom nu ontmoette voor het aangezicht der knechten Davids; en Absalom reed op een muildier; en als het muildier kwam onder de dichte takken van een groten eik, zo werd zijn hoofd vast aan den eik, dat hij hangen bleef tussen den hemel en tussen de aarde, en het muildier, dat onder hem was, ging door. |
| Finnish | Ja Absalom sattui yhteen Daavidin palvelijain kanssa. Absalom ratsasti muulilla; ja kun muuli tuli suuren, tiheäoksaisen tammen alle, tarttui hän päästään tammeen, niin että hän jäi riippumaan taivaan ja maan välille, kun muuli juoksi pois hänen altansa. |
| French | Absalom se trouva en présence des gens de David. Il était monté sur un mulet. Le mulet pénétra sous les branches entrelacées d`un grand térébinthe, et la tête d`Absalom fut prise au térébinthe; il demeura suspendu entre le ciel et la terre, et le mulet qui était sous lui passa outre. |
| German | Und Absalom begegnete den Knechten Davids und ritt auf einem Maultier. Und da das Maultier unter eine große Eiche mit dichten Zweigen kam, blieb sein Haupt an der Eiche hangen, und er schwebte zwischen Himmel und Erde; aber sein Maultier lief unter ihm weg. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sewaktu Absalom menunggangi bagalnya, tiba-tiba ia bertemu dengan anak buah Daud. Bagal itu lewat di bawah pohon yang besar dan rendah, maka tersangkutlah kepala Absalom pada sebuah dahannya. Bagalnya berlari terus sedangkan Absalom ketinggalan dan tergantung di situ. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Hata, maka Absalom bertemulah dengan beberapa hamba Daud; adapun Absalom itu mengendarai bagal, tiba-tiba termasuklah bagal itu kepada belukar yang di bawah pohon kayu jati besar, sehingga tersangkutlah kepala Absalom kepada pohon jati dan tergantunglah ia antara langit dengan bumi dan bagal itupun larilah dari bawahnya. |
| Maori | ¶ Na ka tupono a Apoharama ki nga tangata a Rawiri. I runga ano i te muera a Apoharama e noho ana. Na ko te haerenga o te muera i raro i nga peka matotoru o tetahi oki nui. Kua mau tona matenga ki te oki, a tarewa ana ia i te takiwa o te rangi, o t e whenua; haere atu ana te muera i raro i a ia. |
| Norwegian | Absalom kom like imot Davids menn; han red på sitt muldyr, og muldyret kom inn under de tette grener på en stor terebinte, så hans hode hang fast i terebinten, og han blev hengende mellem himmel og jord; for muldyret som han satt på, løp sin vei. |
| Portuguese | Por acaso Absalão se encontrou com os servos de Davi; e Absalão ia montado num mulo e, entrando o mulo debaixo dos espessos ramos de um grande carvalho, pegou-se a cabeça de Absalão no carvalho, e ele ficou pendurado entre o céu e a terra; e o mulo que estava debaixo dele passou adiante. |
| Rumanian | Absalom s`a pomenit kn faya oamenilor lui David. Era cqlare pe un catkr. Catkrul a pqtruns subt ramurile kncklcite ale unui mare stejar, wi capul lui Absalom s`a prins de stejar; a rqmas astfel spknzurat kntre cer wi pqmknt, wi catkrul care era subt el a trecut knainte. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "mule": muled, mules, muleta, muletas, muleteer, muleteers, muley, muleys. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "mule": gemmule, plumule. (additional references) | |
Words containing "mule": amulet, amulets, gemmules, plumules. (additional references) | |
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"Mule" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: amulree, emole, imole, kule, maleg, maleh, Malev, malle, mauble, maugle, Mbulelo, mekle, mele, meleh, melle, Meuli, mewel, Mgulu, mle, Mljet, Mlud, mnla, moel, mogle, molea, molek, molen, molge, Molne, Molye, mouli, mple, mucle, muclei, mude, muele, muge, mugle, Muhl, Muil, muke, mul, mula, mulat, muld, Mulde, muled, mulee, Mulemba, mulen, muler, Mulet, muley, mulin, Mulk, mulle, Mulley, Mullu, mulm, mulo, mulot, mult, mulu, mu'lud, mulue, muly, mume, mure, murle, musle, Mutla, Mutloe, Mutlu, muul, muwe, Muxlow, muze, myle, nula, nule, nulle, nulo, omul, oule, qule, Ulev, ume, Uml. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "mule" (pronounced myuw"l) |
| 3 | -y uw" l | Buhl, Yule. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-l-m-u" | |
-1 letter: elm, emu, leu, lum, mel. | |
-2 letters: el, em, me, mu, um. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-l-m-u" | |
+1 letter: blume, flume, glume, ileum, lemur, lumen, muled, mules, muley, oleum, plume, ulema, umbel, velum. | |
+2 letters: almuce, almude, ampule, amulet, blumed, blumes, bumble, culmed, flumed, flumes, fumble, glumes, helium, humble, illume, jumble, kummel, legume, lemurs, lumber, lumens, lumped, lumpen, lumper, luteum, lyceum, macule, mauled, mauler, milieu, module, muckle, muddle, muesli, muffle, muleta, muleys, mulled, mullen, muller, mullet, mulley, mumble, muscle, mussel, mutely, mutuel, mutule, muzzle, oleums, peplum, pileum, plenum, plumed, plumes, pumelo, pummel, relume, rumble, rumple, telium, tumble, ulemas, umbels, umbles, unhelm, vellum, volume. | |
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