muley

(myo̵̅o̅lē, mo̵o)

adjective

hornless; polled: said of cattle

Origin: Scot moiley < Celt, as in Welsh moel, Gael maol, hornless, bald < IE base *mai-, to cut off > mad

noun

  1. a hornless cow
  2. any cow

See muley in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
Having no horns: muley cattle.
noun pl. mu·leys
An animal without horns, especially a cow.

Origin:

Origin: From Irish Gaelic maol (from Old Irish mael)

Origin: or from Welsh moel, bald, hornless

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