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headless mule

[ hed-lis myool ]

noun

  1. a ghostly creature of Brazilian legend that is said to have been a woman who fornicated with a priest and is now condemned to gallop about as a headless mule with fire spewing from its neck:

    The headless mule rampages through the town on moonless nights.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of headless mule1

First recorded in 1945–50

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