mule-jenny

mule-jenny
Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid is more properly termed a {hinny}. See {Hinny}. [1913 Webster]

Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness. [1913 Webster]

2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also {hybrid}. [1913 Webster]

3. A very stubborn person. [1913 Webster]

4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also {jenny} and {mule-jenny}. [1913 Webster]

5. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.

Syn: mules, scuff, scuffs. [WordNet 1.5]

{Mule armadillo} (Zo["o]l.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia hybrida), native of Buenos Ayres; -- called also {mulita}. See Illust. under {Armadillo}.

{Mule deer} (Zo["o]l.), a large deer ({Cervus macrotis} syn. {Cariacus macrotis}) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears.

{Mule pulley} (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel.

{Mule twist}, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame. [1913 Webster]


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  • mule-jenny — [ mylʒeni ] n. f. • 1801; mot angl. , de mule « hybride » et jenny → jenny ♦ Techn. Métier renvideur à mouvement automatique pour la filature du coton et de la laine. Des mule jennys. ● mule jenny, mule jennys nom féminin (anglais …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Mule-jenny — Mule jen ny, n. See {Mule}, 4. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mule-jenny — Une machine à filer plus ancienne, la spinning jenny de James Hargreaves, 1765 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • mule-jenny — (mu le jè nni) s. f. Jenny perfectionnée.    Au plur. Des mule jennys. ÉTYMOLOGIE    D après Poncelet (Rapport sur les mach. et outils, t. I, p. 168), de mule 2 et jenny : jenny bâtarde. D après d autres, cette machine fut ainsi dénommée parce… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • mule-jenny — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : mule 5 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Jenny — Mule Jenny. Jenny puede designar a: Un nombre de pila femenino anglosajón, hipocorístico de Jane (traducible por Juana), pero que se aplica también a Jennifer y a Geneviève (traducible por Jennifer, Genoveva o Ginebra). Dos máquina de hilar de la …   Wikipedia Español

  • jenny — [ ʒeni ] n. f. • 1762; mot angl., correspondant au fr. Jeannette symbolisant la fileuse ♦ Techn. Machine à filer le coton. ⇒ mule jenny. Des jennys. ⊗ HOM. Génie. ● jenny, jennys nom féminin (anglais Jenny, Jeannette) Machine à filer le coton,… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • jenny — Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my klos, mychlo s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mule — (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my klos, mychlo s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mule armadillo — Mule Mule (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my klos, mychlo s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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