mules

British

/ mjuːlz /

verb

(tr) to perform the Mules operation on (a sheep)

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Teams of horses or mules hauled each boat from stop to stop.

From Literature

He bought a team of big red Missouri mules and a covered wagon.

From Literature

The government in Havana has very little access to remittances, because they usually arrive via private travelers known as money "mules," he told AFP.

From Barron's

The flights are filled with an army of Cuban-American “mules” hauling huge bags that are closely inspected by Cuban customs officers.

From The Wall Street Journal

He raised prize-winning mules there, and it would take a mule to get down the steep rocky trail to his place.

From Literature

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