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mules

British  
/ mjuːlz /

verb

  1. (tr) to perform the Mules operation on (a sheep)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Gibson’s .974 slugging percentage in 1937 becomes the season record, and Barry Bonds’ .863 in 2001 dropped to fifth, also trailing Mules Suttles .877 in 1926, Gibson’s .871 in 1943 and Smith’s .870 in 1929.

From Seattle Times • May 28, 2024

Lincoln pulled Muleshoe out of its decades-long football doldrums, leading the Mules on an unforgettable, undefeated run to the Texas state semifinals in 2000.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Mules as slippers I don’t wear shoes in the house but as I get older, I can’t wear the fuzzy slippers that have no sole because they hurt my feet.

From New York Times • Sep. 27, 2022

Mules also don’t usually trot to pounding disco while adorned with glitter.

From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2022

Mules and other brutes had occupied their skins.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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