Mule (disambiguation)
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A mule
is a hybrid equid, a cross of a female horse and a male donkey, often used for transport in rugged terrain.
Mule or MULE can also refer to:
Mule
A mule is the offspring of a male donkey and a female horse. Horses and donkeys are different species, with different numbers of chromosomes. Of the two F1 hybrids between these two species, a mule is easier to obtain than a hinny...
is a hybrid equid, a cross of a female horse and a male donkey, often used for transport in rugged terrain.
Mule or MULE can also refer to:
Animals
- Mule deerMule DeerThe mule deer is a deer indigenous to western North America. The Mule Deer gets its name from its large mule-like ears. There are believed to be several subspecies, including the black-tailed deer...
(Odocoileus hemionus), a North American species of deer (not a hybrid) with large mule-like ears - Mule (bird), captive-bred hybrids of finch species such as goldfinch and canary
- Mule (sheep)Mule (sheep)In sheep farming, the term Mule is used to refer to a cross between a lowland ram and a purebred upland ewe....
, in British sheep farming, a cross between a meat ram and a hardy mountain ewe
Fiction
- Francis the Talking MuleFrancis the Talking MuleFrancis the Talking Mule was a mule celebrity, featured in seven movie comedies in the 1950s. The character originated in a novel by writer David Stern, and Universal Studios bought the rights for a film series, with Stern adapting his own script for the first entry, simply titled...
, featured in seven movie comedies in the 1950s - Mule (Foundation)Mule (Foundation)The Mule is a fictional character from Isaac Asimov's Foundation series. One of the greatest conquerors the galaxy has ever seen, he is a mentalic who has the ability to reach into the minds of others and "adjust" their emotions, individually or en masse, using this capability to forcibly enlist...
, a character in Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series - Muffin the MuleMuffin the MuleMuffin the Mule is a puppet character in British television programmes for children. The original programmes featuring the character were presented by Annette Mills, sister of John Mills, & aunt to Hayley Mills, and broadcast live by the BBC from their studios at Alexandra Palace from 1946 to 1952...
, a puppet character in BBC television programmes for children - Taurean Mule, an intermediate ship in the TradeWars 2002 universe
Music
- Mule (band)Mule (band)Mule was an American punk blues band from Michigan, active in the early 1990s. Formed from the ashes of Wig and Laughing Hyenas, their music incorporated elements of hardcore punk, blues-rock, and alternative country.-History:...
, an American punk blues band fronted by P. W. Long - Mule (album)Mule (album)Mule is Alice Donut's third studio album, release in 1990. It was produced at Sanctuary Studios, New York.-Track listing:# "Mother Of Christ"# "Mrs Hayes"# "Roaches In The Sink"# "Crawlpappy"# "My Severed Head"# "Bottom Of The Chain"# "Burlesque"...
, a 1990 album by Alice Donut - "The Mule", a song by Deep Purple from the album FireballFireball (album)-Side two:-Bonus tracks on the 25th anniversary CD re-issue:-side one:-Side two:-Personnel:* Ian Gillan - vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Roger Glover - bass* Jon Lord - keyboards, Hammond organ* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:...
- "Mule", a song by goregrind band Agoraphobic NosebleedAgoraphobic NosebleedAgoraphobic Nosebleed is a grindcore band formed in 1994 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Its line-up has changed often during the years, leaving the only permanent member Scott Hull , also a guitarist in Pig Destroyer...
People
- Marcel MuleMarcel MuleMarcel Mule was a French classical saxophonist.Marcel Mule was known worldwide as one of the great classical saxophonists, and many pieces were written for him, premiered by him, and arranged by him. Many of these pieces have become staples in the classical saxophone repertoire...
(1901–2001), classical saxophonist - The Mule, Johan FranzénJohan FranzenJohan Franzén is a Swedish professional ice hockey winger currently playing for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League .- Playing career :Franzén started playing ice hockey in Boro/Vetlanda HC, Landsbro near Vetlanda in Sweden...
, ice hockey player
Places
- Mule MountainsMule MountainsThe Mule Mountains are a north/south running mountain range located in the south-central area of Cochise County, Arizona. The highest peak, Mount Ballard, rises to...
, a mountain range in Cochise County, Arizona - Mule Mountains (California)Mule Mountains (California)The Mule Mountains of California are located in the southeastern part of the state in the United States. The range lies in a northeast-southwesterly direction south of the McCoy Mountains and west of the Palo Verde Valley and Colorado River. The mountain range is approximately long and is located...
, a mountain range in Riverside County, California - Little Mule MountainsLittle Mule MountainsThe Little Mule Mountains are a mountain range in Imperial County, California.*Colorado Desert*Lower Colorado River Valley...
, a mountain range in Imperial County, California - Mule Barn, OklahomaMule Barn, OklahomaMule Barn is a town in Pawnee County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was zero on both the 1990 and 2000 censuses.According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. The town is located at 36.21737 N, 96.31142 W....
, a city in the United States - Mule, NorwayMule, NorwayMule is a village in the municipality of Levanger in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village area is located at the intersection of Norwegian County Road 774 and European route E6. The Nordlandsbanen railway line runs through Mule also. The village has a population of 296. The population...
, a place in Levanger, Norway - Muleshoe, TexasMuleshoe, TexasMuleshoe is a small city in Bailey County, Texas, United States. The town of Muleshoe was founded in 1913 when the Pecos and Northern Texas Railway built an line from Farwell, Texas to Lubbock through northern Bailey County. In 1926, Muleshoe was incorporated. The population was 5,158 at the 2010...
, a city in the United States
Software
- Mule (software)Mule (software)Mule is a lightweight enterprise service bus and integration framework. It can handle services and applications using disparate transport and messaging technologies...
, an open source Java-based Enterprise Service Bus - MULEMULEMULE is the MULtilingual Enhancement to GNU Emacs.MULE provides facilities not only for handling text written in many different languages , but in fact multilingual texts containing several languages in the same buffer...
, the MUltiLingual Extension to Emacs allowing editing text written in multiple languages - M.U.L.E.M.U.L.E.M.U.L.E. is a seminal multiplayer video game by Ozark Softscape. It was published in 1983 by Electronic Arts. It was originally written for the Atari 400/800, and was later ported to the Commodore 64, the Nintendo Entertainment System and the IBM PC Jr. Japanese versions also exist for the...
, a 1983 multiplayer video game
Transport
- Mule (smuggling)Mule (smuggling)A mule or courier is someone who smuggles something with him or her across a national border, including bringing in to and out of an international plane, especially a small amount, transported for a smuggling organization. The organizers employ mules to reduce the risk of getting caught...
or drug mule, a person used to carry contraband - Money muleMoney muleA money mule is a person who transfers stolen money or merchandise from one country to another, either in person, through a courier service, or electronically. The term is commonly used to describe on-line scams that prey on victims who are unaware that the money or merchandise they are...
, a person who transfers stolen money or ships stolen goods across country lines - Mule, a light utility vehicleUtility vehicleUtility vehicle is used to describe a vehicle, generally motorized, that is designed for a specific task.-Sport utility vehicle:Vehicles similar to a station wagon but built on a light-truck chassis, usually with off-road capability....
produced by Kawasaki and by extension any similar vehicle - Multifunctional Utility/Logistics and Equipment vehicle (MULE), an unmanned six-wheeled vehicle
- M274 Mule, a 4-wheel drive military vehicle, officially called U.S. Military M274 Truck, Platform, Utility 1/2 Ton, 4X4U.S. Military M274 Truck, Platform, Utility 1/2 Ton, 4X4The U.S. Military M274 Truck, Platform, Utility 1/2 Ton, 4X4 or "Carrier, Light Weapons, Infantry, 1/2 ton, 4x4" aka "Mule," "Military Mule," or "Mechanical Mule" is a 4-wheel drive, gas-powered truck/tractor type vehicle that can carry up to a 1/2 ton off-road. It was introduced in 1956 and used...
- Mules (Amtrak)Mules (Amtrak)The Kansas City Mule and St. Louis Mule were a pair of 283-mile passenger trains operated by Amtrak running between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri as part of the Missouri Service train network. From 2007 these trains used the same track as one other Amtrak route, the Ann Rutledge...
, two passenger trains which ran between St. Louis and Kansas City, Missouri - Development muleDevelopment muleA development mule or a test mule in the automotive industry is a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing. Automakers evaluate aspects of vehicles before a full pre-production car is built to find problems. Mule cars are drivable, often years ahead of actual production...
, a vehicle equipped with experimental or prototype components for testing
Other uses
- Mule (coin)Mule (coin)In numismatics, a mule is a coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece. These can be intentional or produced by error. This type of error is highly sought after, and examples can fetch steep prices from collectors.The earliest mules are found among...
, a coin or medal minted with obverse and reverse designs not normally seen on the same piece - Mule (e-mail), an alternative e-mail account
- Mule (footwear)Mule (footwear)Mule, a French word, is a style of shoe that is backless and often closed-toed. Mules can be any heel height - from flat to high. The style is predominantly worn by women....
, a type of shoe or slipper without a back - Mule (newspaper), a non-profit, Manchester-based independent media project
- Moscow muleMoscow MuleA Moscow Mule is a buck or mule cocktail made with vodka, ginger beer, and lime which was popular during the vodka craze in the United States during the 1950s. The name refers to the popular perception of vodka as a Russian product.-History:...
, and more generally mule (cocktail), a family of cocktails - Spinning muleSpinning muleThe spinning mule was a machine used to spin cotton and other fibres in the mills of Lancashire and elsewhere from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century. Mules were worked in pairs by a minder, with the help of two boys: the little piecer and the big or side piecer...
or Compton's mule, a textile spinning technology created by Samuel Compton in 1779
See also
- Mul (disambiguation)
- MulesingMulesingMulesing is a skilled surgical task that involves the removal of strips of wool-bearing skin from around the breech of a sheep to prevent flystrike in regions where it is common....
, a controversial Australian procedure which aims to reduce fly-strike in sheep by removing folds of skin around the tail
Things connected with equid mules
- 40 acres and a mule40 acres and a mule40 acres and a mule refers to the short-lived policy, during the last stages of the American Civil War in 1865, of providing arable land to black former slaves who had become free as a result of the advance of the Union armies into the territory previously controlled by the Confederacy,...
, compensation to be awarded to freed slaves after the American Civil War- 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks is the production company of noted American filmmaker Spike Lee .The company is named after a famous episode of early Reconstruction. In 1865, General Sherman issued "Special Field Order 15", which ordered the distribution of lots of to some freed black families on the...
, the production company of film-maker Spike Lee
- 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks
- Twenty-mule team, a team of eighteen mules and two horses, used for hauling very large wagons in Death Valley in the 19th century