mule skinner

noun Informal.

a muleteer.

Words nearby mule skinner

mulct, muldoon, mule, mule chest, mule deer, mule skinner, mule spinning, mule train, mule-ears, mule-fat, muleheaded

Origin of mule skinner

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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Examples from the Web for mule skinner

Mr. Hennage's baleful eyes scouted the mule-skinner's person for evidence of hardware.
The Long Chance|Peter B. Kyne
He fell suddenly into the violent, pungent speech of the mule-skinner.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine
One was a jolly Irish mule-skinner with a picturesque vocabulary and an inimitable brogue.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine
His father was a mule-skinner—it's in the blood—can't help it possibly.
Fore!|Charles Emmett Van Loan

"This schoolmarm lady has fainted," announced the mule-skinner.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for mule skinner

mule skinner

noun

US and Canadian an informal term for muleteer

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mule skinner

noun Informal.

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British Dictionary definitions for mule skinner

noun