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Mules

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scuffnounTo scrape and roughen the surface of (shoes, etc.)
scuffsnouna slipper that has no fitting around the heel
mulenounThe generally sterile male or female hybrid offspring of a male donkey and a female horse.

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scuffnoun(sometimes attributive) A mark left by scuffing or scraping.
scuffsnouna slipper that has no fitting around the heel
horsesnoun(slang) Horsepower.
sumpternoun(historical) A packhorse; a beast of burden.
poniesnoun(slang, with "the") Horse racing or racehorses.
antsan Estonian masculine given name.
burrosnounA small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.
donkeysnoun(Australia, rugby league, informal, humorous, sometimes mildly derogatory) the Brisbane Broncos (a rugby league club based in Brisbane, Australia)
slippersnoun(footwear) A low soft shoe that can be slipped on and off easily.
hinniesnounThe hybrid offspring of a stallion (male horse) and a she-ass (female donkey).
onagersnounThe Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager).
jenniesnounA device for spinning thread from fiber onto multiple spindles (also called spinning jenny).
assesnoun(unit of weight) A libra.
drudgesnoun(also attributively) A person who works in a low servile job.
ploddersnounA person who works slowly, making a great effort with little result; a person who studies laboriously.
jackassesnoun(chiefly US) A foolish or stupid person.
sloggersnoun(cricket) A cricketer who attempts to score runs fast by attacking every ball that can be hit.
jennetsnounA female ass or donkey; a jenny.
pack animalsA domesticated animal used to carry heavy items.
beasts of burdena comic book series created by writer Evan Dorkin and artists Jill Thompson and Benjamin Dewey, and published by American company Dark Horse Comics.

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