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muley

muley adjective: without horns.

Adjective

muley (not comparable)

  1. Without horns.

Noun (1)

muley (plural muleys)

  1. A cow or deer without horns.

Noun (2)

muley (plural muleys)

  1. (informal) The mule deer.

Forms of muley

Adjective
alternative formmoolley
alternative formmooly
alternative formmulley
Noun
pluralmuleys

Origin of muley

Gaelic maolag, a hornless cow, from maol, bald, hornless, blunt.

Phrases with muley

Questions about muley

What does muley mean?
Muley means without horns.
What part of speech is muley?
Muley can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near muley in the dictionary

  1. muletress
  2. muletresses
  3. mulets
  4. muletta
  5. mulettas
  6. muley
  7. Muley axle
  8. Muley axles
  9. muleys
  10. Mulford
  11. Mulfords

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