Muley meaning

myo͝olē, mo͝olē, mo͝olē
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Having no horns.

Muley cattle.

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An animal without horns, especially a cow.
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Hornless; polled.
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A hornless cow.
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Any cow.
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(of cattle or deer) Without horns.
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(informal) Mule deer.
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Origin of muley

  • From Irish Gaelic maol (from Old Irish mael) or from Welsh moel bald, hornless

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Gaelic maolag, a hornless cow, from maol, bald, hornless, blunt.

    From Wiktionary

Muley Sentence Examples

  • The library, situated above the principal portico, was at one time one of the richest in Europe, comprising the king's own collection, the extensive bequest of Diego de Mendoza, Philip's ambassador to Rome, the spoils of the emperor of Morocco, Muley Zidan (1603-1628) and various contributions from convents, churches and cities.

  • A son of Muley Abu'l Hassan, king of Granada, he was proclaimed king in 1482 in place of his father, who was driven from the land.

  • King Fergus (1775) was the sire of Beningbrough (1791), whose son was Orville (1799), whence comes some of the stoutest blood on the turf, including Emilius (1820) and his son Priam (1827), Plenipotentiary (1831), Muley (1810), Chesterfield (1834), and the Hero (1843).

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