mule train

noun

Origin of mule train

An Americanism dating back to 1840–50

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Though they carried most of this gear on their backs, the researchers had to call on a mule train when an access road flooded during the first summer.
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Kai finds another gear, shadowing George and firing off questions as we rise through the layers, past descending mule trains and day hikers, over stretches of snow and ice, and finally onto the level ground of the South Rim.
A father-son backpacking trip in the Grand Canyon is an introduction to adventure | John Briley | April 9, 2021 | Washington Post
It is certainly provoking that we lost the mule train of gold, particularly as we were betrayed by one of our own men.
Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea | Charles H. L. Johnston
That night the Indian came back with word that the mule train laden with gold was close on the trail.
Vikings of the Pacific | Agnes C. Laut
Soon we observed a long mule train approaching from the east beyond Kearney.
The Awakening of the Desert | Julius C. Birge

It was preceded by a long mule train transporting baggage and some invalids.
The Awakening of the Desert | Julius C. Birge
Later in the day the commander of the Rough Riders also got to them part of a mule train of provisions.
American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt | Edward Stratemeyer

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