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mule train

noun
  1. a line of pack mules or a line of wagons drawn by mules.
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Origin of mule train

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

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Historical Examples of mule train

  • I soon secured transportation with a mule-train for Deadwood.

    Thirty Years on the Frontier

    Robert McReynolds

  • There is no chance of stopping another reco (that is, a mule-train, sirs) now.

    Westward Ho!

    Charles Kingsley

  • The mule-train with our tents and baggage passed us in the valley while we were sweltering under the hawthorns.

  • The freight capacity of the mule-train placed a narrow limit upon the profits and extent of trade.

    The Last American Frontier

    Frederic L. (Frederic Logan) Paxson

  • The enemy was still pressing on, and the mule-train of small ammunition could not be got up under the heavy fire.