mule
/mjuːl/ noun C2- Any shoe with an upper covering the front of the foot but without a back flap or strap, leaving the heel exposed.
Plural mules
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## The Fly and the Draught-Mule
A FLY sat on the axle-tree of a chariot, and addressing the Draught-Mule said, “How slow you are!
See if I do not prick your neck with my sting.” The Draught-Mule replied, “I do not heed your threats; I only care for him who sits above you, and who quickens my pace with his whip, or holds me back with the reins.
## The Ass and the Mule
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