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mule, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) mule, hybrid offspring of a male donkey (see ass) and a female horse, bred as a work animal. The name is also sometimes applied to the hinny, the offspring of a male horse and female…Brewer's: 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'…Aesop's Fables: The Mule
by Aesop The Herdsman and the Lost BullThe Hound and the FoxThe Mule One morning a Mule, who had too much to eat and too little to do, began to think himself a very fine fellow indeed,…Hurston, Zora Neale
(Encyclopedia) Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891?–60, African-American writer, b. Notasulga, Ala. She grew up in the pleasant all-black town of Eatonville, Fla., and graduated from Barnard College, where she…Aesop's Fables: The Ass and the Mule
by Aesop The Sick StagBrother and SisterThe Ass and the Mule A certain man who had an Ass and a Mule loaded them both up one day and set out upon a journey. So long as the road was fairly…glanders
(Encyclopedia) glanders, highly contagious disease of horses, mules, and donkeys, caused by the bacterium Actinobacillus mallei. Although it can be transmitted to humans, it is limited almost…mountain men
(Encyclopedia) mountain men, fur trappers and traders in the Rocky Mts. during the 1820s and 30s. Their activities opened that region of the United States to general knowledge. Since the days of…Chamberlain's Men
(Encyclopedia) Chamberlain's Men, Elizabethan theatrical company for which Shakespeare, a joint owner of the company, wrote his plays and served as actor. Organized in 1594, they performed at the…Aesop's Fables: The Fly and the Draught-Mule
by Aesop The Stag with One EyeThe Cock and the JewelThe Fly and the Draught-Mule A Fly sat on one of the shafts of a cart and said to the Mule who was pulling it, "How slow you are! Do…Admiral's Men
(Encyclopedia) Admiral's Men, theatrical company of players, officially designated the Admiral's Men in 1585. They were rivals of the Chamberlain's Men and performed at the theaters of Philip…Trending
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