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🐂 A hornless animal 🐄 Without horns 🐴 Stubborn 🫏 A mule
muley

muley

9.9
Animals that have no horns, especially cattle
  • adjective
  • /ˈmjuːli/
  • UK
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  • A muley bull stood quietly in the pasture, lacking the horns of the others.

Examples

  • Some breeds are naturally muley, making them safer for ranch workers.

  • The farmer raised a muley cow on his ranch.

  • The farmer preferred muley cattle because they were easier to handle.

  • Have you ever seen a muley calf?

  • The farmer preferred muley cattle because they were easier to handle.

  • A muley bull stood quietly in the pasture, lacking the horns of the others.

  • Some breeds are naturally muley, making them safer for ranch workers.

Synonyms

hornless
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An animal without horns naturally or after they are removed

is naturally without horns rather than lacking them from removal

Surface Forms

muley positive

Morphology

muley = mule (opaque) = mule + y

Although formally built from 'mule' + '-y', the meaning 'naturally without horns' is not derivable from 'mule' for an average learner and reflects a specialized/regional sense.

Etymology

Muley as an adjective for hornless animals is a helpful way to remember an older idea of 'bald' or 'bare'—a muley animal has a 'bare' head without horns. That's why farmers call cattle that are naturally without horns muley.