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kehruumuuli — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • mule noun The offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile and known for being sure-footed and stubborn.

Senses

kehruumuuli is used for these senses in English:

  • mule A kind of cotton-spinning machine.
  • spinning mule A machine that spins thread from fibres.

mule — full definition

  1. noun The offspring of a male donkey and a female horse, typically sterile and known for being sure-footed and stubborn.
  2. noun A very stubborn person.
  3. noun Someone paid to smuggle drugs, often by carrying them across a border.
  4. noun A backless shoe or slipper that covers the front of the foot but leaves the heel exposed.

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