muley
Americanadjective
noun
plural
muleysadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of muley
1565–75; variant of dial. moiley < Irish maol or Welsh moel bald, hornless + -ey 1, -ey 2
Example Sentences
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I�d feel comfortable taking it on tree-stand deer hunts, open-country elk and muley hunts, or north-country adventures in horrid weather conditions.
From Time Magazine Archive
But, as you said, a trophy is different for each of us, and I was thrilled to get a big 3x3 muley back in 1984.
From Time Magazine Archive
It had on one of them saddles with no horn,–a shore enough muley.
From Alec Lloyd, Cowpuncher by Gates, Eleanor
He dropped his empty revolver, ducked like a mud-hen on his horse’s neck, threw back his leg, and, with all the precision he could summon, caught the grip of his muley in both hands.
From Whispering Smith by Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers)
A bare-armed man, with a muley cradle, was cradling grain, and, far away, he heard the hum of a horse-power threshing machine.
From The Last Spike And Other Railroad Stories by Warman, Cy
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